Q: Is 2,248,194 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,248,194 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 2,248,194 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 37 38 39 41 57 74 78 82 111 114 123 222 246 247 481 494 533 703 741 779 962 1,066 1,406 1,443 1,482 1,517 1,558 1,599 2,109 2,337 2,886 3,034 3,198 4,218 4,551 4,674 9,102 9,139 10,127 18,278 19,721 20,254 27,417 28,823 30,381 39,442 54,834 57,646 59,163 60,762 86,469 118,326 172,938 374,699 749,398 1,124,097 and 2,248,194, with no remainder.

Since 2,248,194 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,248,194, 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).