Q: Is 2,214,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,214,408 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 2,214,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 269 294 343 392 538 588 686 807 1,029 1,076 1,176 1,372 1,614 1,883 2,058 2,152 2,744 3,228 3,766 4,116 5,649 6,456 7,532 8,232 11,298 13,181 15,064 22,596 26,362 39,543 45,192 52,724 79,086 92,267 105,448 158,172 184,534 276,801 316,344 369,068 553,602 738,136 1,107,204 and 2,214,408, with no remainder.

Since 2,214,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,214,408, 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).