Q: Is 2,229,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,229,040 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 2,229,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 34 40 44 55 68 80 85 88 110 136 149 170 176 187 220 272 298 340 374 440 596 680 745 748 880 935 1,192 1,360 1,490 1,496 1,639 1,870 2,384 2,533 2,980 2,992 3,278 3,740 5,066 5,960 6,556 7,480 8,195 10,132 11,920 12,665 13,112 14,960 16,390 20,264 25,330 26,224 27,863 32,780 40,528 50,660 55,726 65,560 101,320 111,452 131,120 139,315 202,640 222,904 278,630 445,808 557,260 1,114,520 and 2,229,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,229,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,229,040, 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).