Q: Is 2,244,396 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,244,396 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 2,244,396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 49 66 77 84 98 132 147 154 196 231 294 308 347 462 539 588 694 924 1,041 1,078 1,388 1,617 2,082 2,156 2,429 3,234 3,817 4,164 4,858 6,468 7,287 7,634 9,716 11,451 14,574 15,268 17,003 22,902 26,719 29,148 34,006 45,804 51,009 53,438 68,012 80,157 102,018 106,876 160,314 187,033 204,036 320,628 374,066 561,099 748,132 1,122,198 and 2,244,396, with no remainder.

Since 2,244,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,244,396, 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).