Q: Is 2,235,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,235,688 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 2,235,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 37 52 56 74 83 91 104 148 166 182 259 296 332 364 481 518 581 664 728 962 1,036 1,079 1,162 1,924 2,072 2,158 2,324 3,071 3,367 3,848 4,316 4,648 6,142 6,734 7,553 8,632 12,284 13,468 15,106 21,497 24,568 26,936 30,212 39,923 42,994 60,424 79,846 85,988 159,692 171,976 279,461 319,384 558,922 1,117,844 and 2,235,688, with no remainder.

Since 2,235,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,235,688, 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).