Q: Is 2,201,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,408 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 2,201,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 53 59 64 88 106 118 176 212 236 352 424 472 583 649 704 848 944 1,166 1,298 1,696 1,888 2,332 2,596 3,127 3,392 3,776 4,664 5,192 6,254 9,328 10,384 12,508 18,656 20,768 25,016 34,397 37,312 41,536 50,032 68,794 100,064 137,588 200,128 275,176 550,352 1,100,704 and 2,201,408, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,408, 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).