Q: Is 2,248,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,248,470 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 2,248,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 43 45 63 70 83 86 90 105 126 129 166 210 215 249 258 301 315 387 415 430 498 581 602 630 645 747 774 830 903 1,162 1,245 1,290 1,494 1,505 1,743 1,806 1,935 2,490 2,709 2,905 3,010 3,486 3,569 3,735 3,870 4,515 5,229 5,418 5,810 7,138 7,470 8,715 9,030 10,458 10,707 13,545 17,430 17,845 21,414 24,983 26,145 27,090 32,121 35,690 49,966 52,290 53,535 64,242 74,949 107,070 124,915 149,898 160,605 224,847 249,830 321,210 374,745 449,694 749,490 1,124,235 and 2,248,470, with no remainder.

Since 2,248,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,248,470, 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).