Q: Is 2,201,478 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,478 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 2,201,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 163 326 489 978 2,251 4,502 6,753 13,506 366,913 733,826 1,100,739 and 2,201,478, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,478, 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).