Q: Is 2,201,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,220 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 2,201,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 1,747 3,494 5,241 6,988 8,735 10,482 12,229 15,723 17,470 20,964 24,458 26,205 31,446 34,940 36,687 48,916 52,410 61,145 62,892 73,374 78,615 104,820 110,061 122,290 146,748 157,230 183,435 220,122 244,580 314,460 366,870 440,244 550,305 733,740 1,100,610 and 2,201,220, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,220, 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).