Q: Is 2,201,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,672 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 2,201,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 127 197 254 394 508 788 1,016 1,397 1,576 2,167 2,794 4,334 5,588 8,668 11,176 17,336 25,019 50,038 100,076 200,152 275,209 550,418 1,100,836 and 2,201,672, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,672, 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).