Q: Is 2,201,717 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,717 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 2,201,717 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 131 343 917 2,401 6,419 16,807 44,933 314,531 and 2,201,717, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,717, 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).