Q: Is 2,224,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,224,880 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 2,224,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 29 35 40 56 58 70 80 112 116 137 140 145 203 232 274 280 290 406 464 548 560 580 685 812 959 1,015 1,096 1,160 1,370 1,624 1,918 2,030 2,192 2,320 2,740 3,248 3,836 3,973 4,060 4,795 5,480 7,672 7,946 8,120 9,590 10,960 15,344 15,892 16,240 19,180 19,865 27,811 31,784 38,360 39,730 55,622 63,568 76,720 79,460 111,244 139,055 158,920 222,488 278,110 317,840 444,976 556,220 1,112,440 and 2,224,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,224,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,224,880, 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).