Q: Is 2,198,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,198,984 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 2,198,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 19 23 34 37 38 46 68 74 76 92 136 148 152 184 296 323 391 437 629 646 703 782 851 874 1,258 1,292 1,406 1,564 1,702 1,748 2,516 2,584 2,812 3,128 3,404 3,496 5,032 5,624 6,808 7,429 11,951 14,467 14,858 16,169 23,902 28,934 29,716 32,338 47,804 57,868 59,432 64,676 95,608 115,736 129,352 274,873 549,746 1,099,492 and 2,198,984, with no remainder.

Since 2,198,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,198,984, 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).