Q: Is 2,201,022 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,022 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 2,201,022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 122,279 244,558 366,837 733,674 1,100,511 and 2,201,022, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,022, 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).