Q: Is 2,212,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,212,224 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 2,212,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 823 896 1,344 1,646 2,469 2,688 3,292 4,938 5,761 6,584 9,876 11,522 13,168 17,283 19,752 23,044 26,336 34,566 39,504 46,088 52,672 69,132 79,008 92,176 105,344 138,264 158,016 184,352 276,528 316,032 368,704 553,056 737,408 1,106,112 and 2,212,224, with no remainder.

Since 2,212,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,212,224, 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).