Q: Is 2,198,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,198,880 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 2,198,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 509 540 720 864 1,018 1,080 1,440 1,527 2,036 2,160 2,545 3,054 4,072 4,320 4,581 5,090 6,108 7,635 8,144 9,162 10,180 12,216 13,743 15,270 16,288 18,324 20,360 22,905 24,432 27,486 30,540 36,648 40,720 45,810 48,864 54,972 61,080 68,715 73,296 81,440 91,620 109,944 122,160 137,430 146,592 183,240 219,888 244,320 274,860 366,480 439,776 549,720 732,960 1,099,440 and 2,198,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,198,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,198,880, 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).