Q: Is 2,214,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,214,888 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 2,214,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 31 39 52 62 78 93 104 124 156 186 229 248 312 372 403 458 687 744 806 916 1,209 1,374 1,612 1,832 2,418 2,748 2,977 3,224 4,836 5,496 5,954 7,099 8,931 9,672 11,908 14,198 17,862 21,297 23,816 28,396 35,724 42,594 56,792 71,448 85,188 92,287 170,376 184,574 276,861 369,148 553,722 738,296 1,107,444 and 2,214,888, with no remainder.

Since 2,214,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,214,888, 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).