Q: Is 2,235,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,235,324 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 2,235,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 23 26 28 39 42 46 52 69 78 84 89 91 92 138 156 161 178 182 267 273 276 299 322 356 364 483 534 546 598 623 644 897 966 1,068 1,092 1,157 1,196 1,246 1,794 1,869 1,932 2,047 2,093 2,314 2,492 3,471 3,588 3,738 4,094 4,186 4,628 6,141 6,279 6,942 7,476 8,099 8,188 8,372 12,282 12,558 13,884 14,329 16,198 24,297 24,564 25,116 26,611 28,658 32,396 42,987 48,594 53,222 57,316 79,833 85,974 97,188 106,444 159,666 171,948 186,277 319,332 372,554 558,831 745,108 1,117,662 and 2,235,324, with no remainder.

Since 2,235,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,235,324, 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).