Q: Is 2,202,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,202,112 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 2,202,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 23 32 34 44 46 64 68 88 92 128 136 176 184 187 253 256 272 352 368 374 391 506 512 544 704 736 748 782 1,012 1,088 1,408 1,472 1,496 1,564 2,024 2,176 2,816 2,944 2,992 3,128 4,048 4,301 4,352 5,632 5,888 5,984 6,256 8,096 8,602 8,704 11,776 11,968 12,512 16,192 17,204 23,936 25,024 32,384 34,408 47,872 50,048 64,768 68,816 95,744 100,096 129,536 137,632 200,192 275,264 550,528 1,101,056 and 2,202,112, with no remainder.

Since 2,202,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,202,112, 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).