Q: Is 2,247,966 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,247,966 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 2,247,966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 27 38 42 54 57 63 114 126 133 171 189 266 313 342 378 399 513 626 798 939 1,026 1,197 1,878 2,191 2,394 2,817 3,591 4,382 5,634 5,947 6,573 7,182 8,451 11,894 13,146 16,902 17,841 19,719 35,682 39,438 41,629 53,523 59,157 83,258 107,046 118,314 124,887 160,569 249,774 321,138 374,661 749,322 1,123,983 and 2,247,966, with no remainder.

Since 2,247,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,247,966, 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).