Q: Is 2,228,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,228,928 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 2,228,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 32 38 39 47 48 52 57 64 76 78 94 96 104 114 141 152 156 188 192 208 228 247 282 304 312 376 416 456 494 564 608 611 624 741 752 832 893 912 988 1,128 1,216 1,222 1,248 1,482 1,504 1,786 1,824 1,833 1,976 2,256 2,444 2,496 2,679 2,964 3,008 3,572 3,648 3,666 3,952 4,512 4,888 5,358 5,928 7,144 7,332 7,904 9,024 9,776 10,716 11,609 11,856 14,288 14,664 15,808 19,552 21,432 23,218 23,712 28,576 29,328 34,827 39,104 42,864 46,436 47,424 57,152 58,656 69,654 85,728 92,872 117,312 139,308 171,456 185,744 278,616 371,488 557,232 742,976 1,114,464 and 2,228,928, with no remainder.

Since 2,228,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,228,928, 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).