Q: Is 2,201,205 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,205 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 2,201,205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 257 571 771 1,285 1,713 2,855 3,855 8,565 146,747 440,241 733,735 and 2,201,205, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,205, 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).