Q: Is 2,201,415 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,415 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 2,201,415 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 89 97 255 267 291 445 485 1,335 1,455 1,513 1,649 4,539 4,947 7,565 8,245 8,633 22,695 24,735 25,899 43,165 129,495 146,761 440,283 733,805 and 2,201,415, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,415 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,415, 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).