Q: Is 2,201,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,848 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 2,201,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 131 191 262 382 524 764 1,048 1,441 1,528 2,101 2,882 4,202 5,764 8,404 11,528 16,808 25,021 50,042 100,084 200,168 275,231 550,462 1,100,924 and 2,201,848, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,848, 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).