Q: Is 2,224,572 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,224,572 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 2,224,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 71 84 142 213 284 373 426 497 746 852 994 1,119 1,491 1,492 1,988 2,238 2,611 2,982 4,476 5,222 5,964 7,833 10,444 15,666 26,483 31,332 52,966 79,449 105,932 158,898 185,381 317,796 370,762 556,143 741,524 1,112,286 and 2,224,572, with no remainder.

Since 2,224,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,224,572, 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).