Q: Is 2,224,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,224,620 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 2,224,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 727 765 1,020 1,454 1,530 2,181 2,908 3,060 3,635 4,362 6,543 7,270 8,724 10,905 12,359 13,086 14,540 21,810 24,718 26,172 32,715 37,077 43,620 49,436 61,795 65,430 74,154 111,231 123,590 130,860 148,308 185,385 222,462 247,180 370,770 444,924 556,155 741,540 1,112,310 and 2,224,620, with no remainder.

Since 2,224,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,224,620, 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).