Q: Is 2,220,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,220,912 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 2,220,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 53 54 72 97 106 108 144 159 194 212 216 291 318 388 424 432 477 582 636 776 848 873 954 1,164 1,272 1,431 1,552 1,746 1,908 2,328 2,544 2,619 2,862 3,492 3,816 4,656 5,141 5,238 5,724 6,984 7,632 10,282 10,476 11,448 13,968 15,423 20,564 20,952 22,896 30,846 41,128 41,904 46,269 61,692 82,256 92,538 123,384 138,807 185,076 246,768 277,614 370,152 555,228 740,304 1,110,456 and 2,220,912, with no remainder.

Since 2,220,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,220,912, 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).