Q: Is 2,230,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,230,144 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 2,230,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 32 38 56 64 76 112 128 131 133 152 224 262 266 304 448 524 532 608 896 917 1,048 1,064 1,216 1,834 2,096 2,128 2,432 2,489 3,668 4,192 4,256 4,978 7,336 8,384 8,512 9,956 14,672 16,768 17,024 17,423 19,912 29,344 34,846 39,824 58,688 69,692 79,648 117,376 139,384 159,296 278,768 318,592 557,536 1,115,072 and 2,230,144, with no remainder.

Since 2,230,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,230,144, 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).