Q: Is 2,201,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,342 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 2,201,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 43 86 143 179 286 358 473 559 946 1,118 1,969 2,327 3,938 4,654 6,149 7,697 12,298 15,394 25,597 51,194 84,667 100,061 169,334 200,122 1,100,671 and 2,201,342, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,342, 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).