Q: Is 2,201,517 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,517 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 2,201,517 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 14,389 43,167 129,501 244,613 733,839 and 2,201,517, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,517, 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).