Q: Is 2,204,202 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,204,202 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 2,204,202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 182 231 273 286 367 429 462 546 734 858 1,001 1,101 2,002 2,202 2,569 3,003 4,037 4,771 5,138 6,006 7,707 8,074 9,542 12,111 14,313 15,414 24,222 28,259 28,626 33,397 52,481 56,518 66,794 84,777 100,191 104,962 157,443 169,554 200,382 314,886 367,367 734,734 1,102,101 and 2,204,202, with no remainder.

Since 2,204,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,204,202, 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).