Q: Is 2,201,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,152 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 2,201,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 163 211 326 422 652 844 1,304 1,688 2,608 3,376 5,216 6,752 10,432 13,504 34,393 68,786 137,572 275,144 550,288 1,100,576 and 2,201,152, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,152, 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).