Q: Is 2,201,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,024 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 2,201,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 56 64 68 112 119 136 224 238 272 289 448 476 544 578 952 1,088 1,156 1,904 2,023 2,312 3,808 4,046 4,624 4,913 7,616 8,092 9,248 9,826 16,184 18,496 19,652 32,368 34,391 39,304 64,736 68,782 78,608 129,472 137,564 157,216 275,128 314,432 550,256 1,100,512 and 2,201,024, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,024, 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).