Q: Is 2,202,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,202,800 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 2,202,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 5,507 11,014 22,028 27,535 44,056 55,070 88,112 110,140 137,675 220,280 275,350 440,560 550,700 1,101,400 and 2,202,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,202,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,202,800, 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).