Q: Is 2,193,438 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,193,438 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,193,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 61 78 122 183 366 461 793 922 1,383 1,586 2,379 2,766 4,758 5,993 11,986 17,979 28,121 35,958 56,242 84,363 168,726 365,573 731,146 1,096,719 and 2,193,438, with no remainder.

Since 2,193,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,193,438, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).