Q: Is 2,201,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,216 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 2,201,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 58 64 116 128 232 464 593 928 1,186 1,856 2,372 3,712 4,744 9,488 17,197 18,976 34,394 37,952 68,788 75,904 137,576 275,152 550,304 1,100,608 and 2,201,216, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,216, 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).