Q: Is 2,201,535 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,535 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 2,201,535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 29 35 45 63 87 105 145 203 241 261 315 435 609 723 1,015 1,205 1,305 1,687 1,827 2,169 3,045 3,615 5,061 6,989 8,435 9,135 10,845 15,183 20,967 25,305 34,945 48,923 62,901 75,915 104,835 146,769 244,615 314,505 440,307 733,845 and 2,201,535, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,535, 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).