Q: Is 2,246,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,246,016 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 2,246,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 384 5,849 11,698 17,547 23,396 35,094 46,792 70,188 93,584 140,376 187,168 280,752 374,336 561,504 748,672 1,123,008 and 2,246,016, with no remainder.

Since 2,246,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,246,016, 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).