Q: Is 2,246,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,246,912 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 2,246,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 67 128 131 134 256 262 268 524 536 1,048 1,072 2,096 2,144 4,192 4,288 8,384 8,576 8,777 16,768 17,152 17,554 33,536 35,108 70,216 140,432 280,864 561,728 1,123,456 and 2,246,912, with no remainder.

Since 2,246,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,246,912, 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).