Q: Is 2,244,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,244,690 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 2,244,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 210 245 294 315 441 490 509 630 735 882 1,018 1,470 1,527 2,205 2,545 3,054 3,563 4,410 4,581 5,090 7,126 7,635 9,162 10,689 15,270 17,815 21,378 22,905 24,941 32,067 35,630 45,810 49,882 53,445 64,134 74,823 106,890 124,705 149,646 160,335 224,469 249,410 320,670 374,115 448,938 748,230 1,122,345 and 2,244,690, with no remainder.

Since 2,244,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,244,690, 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).