Q: Is 2,226,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,226,444 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 2,226,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 101 132 167 202 303 334 404 501 606 668 1,002 1,111 1,212 1,837 2,004 2,222 3,333 3,674 4,444 5,511 6,666 7,348 11,022 13,332 16,867 22,044 33,734 50,601 67,468 101,202 185,537 202,404 371,074 556,611 742,148 1,113,222 and 2,226,444, with no remainder.

Since 2,226,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,226,444, 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).