Q: Is 2,207,985 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,207,985 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 2,207,985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 67 169 195 201 335 507 845 871 1,005 2,197 2,535 2,613 4,355 6,591 10,985 11,323 13,065 32,955 33,969 56,615 147,199 169,845 441,597 735,995 and 2,207,985, with no remainder.

Since 2,207,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,207,985, 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).