Q: Is 2,248,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,248,840 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 2,248,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 19 20 22 38 40 44 55 76 88 95 110 152 190 209 220 269 380 418 440 538 760 836 1,045 1,076 1,345 1,672 2,090 2,152 2,690 2,959 4,180 5,111 5,380 5,918 8,360 10,222 10,760 11,836 14,795 20,444 23,672 25,555 29,590 40,888 51,110 56,221 59,180 102,220 112,442 118,360 204,440 224,884 281,105 449,768 562,210 1,124,420 and 2,248,840, with no remainder.

Since 2,248,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,248,840, 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).