Q: Is 2,242,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,242,912 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 2,242,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 19 28 31 32 34 38 56 62 68 76 112 119 124 133 136 152 217 224 238 248 266 272 304 323 434 476 496 527 532 544 589 608 646 868 952 992 1,054 1,064 1,178 1,292 1,736 1,904 2,108 2,128 2,261 2,356 2,584 3,472 3,689 3,808 4,123 4,216 4,256 4,522 4,712 5,168 6,944 7,378 8,246 8,432 9,044 9,424 10,013 10,336 14,756 16,492 16,864 18,088 18,848 20,026 29,512 32,984 36,176 40,052 59,024 65,968 70,091 72,352 80,104 118,048 131,936 140,182 160,208 280,364 320,416 560,728 1,121,456 and 2,242,912, with no remainder.

Since 2,242,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,242,912, 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).