Q: Is 2,202,629 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,202,629 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 2,202,629 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 73 143 211 803 949 2,321 2,743 10,439 15,403 30,173 169,433 200,239 and 2,202,629, with no remainder.

Since 2,202,629 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,202,629, 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).