Q: Is 2,198,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,198,304 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 2,198,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 68 72 96 102 136 144 153 204 272 288 306 408 449 544 612 816 898 1,224 1,347 1,632 1,796 2,448 2,694 3,592 4,041 4,896 5,388 7,184 7,633 8,082 10,776 14,368 15,266 16,164 21,552 22,899 30,532 32,328 43,104 45,798 61,064 64,656 68,697 91,596 122,128 129,312 137,394 183,192 244,256 274,788 366,384 549,576 732,768 1,099,152 and 2,198,304, with no remainder.

Since 2,198,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,198,304, 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).