Q: Is 2,226,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,226,040 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 2,226,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 29 38 40 58 76 95 101 116 145 152 190 202 232 290 380 404 505 551 580 760 808 1,010 1,102 1,160 1,919 2,020 2,204 2,755 2,929 3,838 4,040 4,408 5,510 5,858 7,676 9,595 11,020 11,716 14,645 15,352 19,190 22,040 23,432 29,290 38,380 55,651 58,580 76,760 111,302 117,160 222,604 278,255 445,208 556,510 1,113,020 and 2,226,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,226,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,226,040, 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).