Q: Is 2,266,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,266,620 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 2,266,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 37 60 74 111 148 185 222 370 444 555 740 1,021 1,110 2,042 2,220 3,063 4,084 5,105 6,126 10,210 12,252 15,315 20,420 30,630 37,777 61,260 75,554 113,331 151,108 188,885 226,662 377,770 453,324 566,655 755,540 1,133,310 and 2,266,620, with no remainder.

Since 2,266,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,266,620, 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).