Q: Is 2,235,222 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,235,222 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 2,235,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 53 54 66 71 99 106 142 159 198 213 297 318 426 477 583 594 639 781 954 1,166 1,278 1,431 1,562 1,749 1,917 2,343 2,862 3,498 3,763 3,834 4,686 5,247 7,029 7,526 10,494 11,289 14,058 15,741 21,087 22,578 31,482 33,867 41,393 42,174 67,734 82,786 101,601 124,179 203,202 248,358 372,537 745,074 1,117,611 and 2,235,222, with no remainder.

Since 2,235,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,235,222, 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).