Q: Is 2,244,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,244,242 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 2,244,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 19 22 26 38 59 77 91 118 133 143 154 182 209 247 266 286 413 418 494 649 767 826 1,001 1,121 1,298 1,463 1,534 1,729 2,002 2,242 2,717 2,926 3,458 4,543 5,369 5,434 7,847 8,437 9,086 10,738 12,331 14,573 15,694 16,874 19,019 24,662 29,146 38,038 59,059 86,317 102,011 118,118 160,303 172,634 204,022 320,606 1,122,121 and 2,244,242, with no remainder.

Since 2,244,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,244,242, 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).