Q: Is 2,226,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,226,168 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 2,226,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 504 588 631 882 1,176 1,262 1,764 1,893 2,524 3,528 3,786 4,417 5,048 5,679 7,572 8,834 11,358 13,251 15,144 17,668 22,716 26,502 30,919 35,336 39,753 45,432 53,004 61,838 79,506 92,757 106,008 123,676 159,012 185,514 247,352 278,271 318,024 371,028 556,542 742,056 1,113,084 and 2,226,168, with no remainder.

Since 2,226,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,226,168, 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).