Q: Is 2,201,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,928 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 2,201,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 3,989 7,978 11,967 15,956 23,934 31,912 47,868 91,747 95,736 183,494 275,241 366,988 550,482 733,976 1,100,964 and 2,201,928, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,928, 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).