Q: Is 2,201,778 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,778 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 2,201,778 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 122,321 244,642 366,963 733,926 1,100,889 and 2,201,778, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,778 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,778, 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).