Q: Is 2,201,388 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,388 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 2,201,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 73 84 146 219 292 359 438 511 718 876 1,022 1,077 1,436 1,533 2,044 2,154 2,513 3,066 4,308 5,026 6,132 7,539 10,052 15,078 26,207 30,156 52,414 78,621 104,828 157,242 183,449 314,484 366,898 550,347 733,796 1,100,694 and 2,201,388, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,388, 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).