Q: Is 2,201,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,784 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 2,201,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 7,057 14,114 21,171 28,228 42,342 56,456 84,684 91,741 169,368 183,482 275,223 366,964 550,446 733,928 1,100,892 and 2,201,784, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,784, 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).