Q: Is 2,201,355 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,355 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 2,201,355 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 53 65 71 117 159 195 213 265 355 477 585 639 689 795 923 1,065 2,067 2,385 2,769 3,195 3,445 3,763 4,615 6,201 8,307 10,335 11,289 13,845 18,815 31,005 33,867 41,535 48,919 56,445 146,757 169,335 244,595 440,271 733,785 and 2,201,355, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,355 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,355, 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).