Q: Is 2,202,852 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,202,852 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 2,202,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 183,571 367,142 550,713 734,284 1,101,426 and 2,202,852, with no remainder.

Since 2,202,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,202,852, 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).