Q: Is 2,272,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,272,128 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 2,272,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 61 64 96 97 122 128 183 192 194 244 291 366 384 388 488 582 732 776 976 1,164 1,464 1,552 1,952 2,328 2,928 3,104 3,904 4,656 5,856 5,917 6,208 7,808 9,312 11,712 11,834 12,416 17,751 18,624 23,424 23,668 35,502 37,248 47,336 71,004 94,672 142,008 189,344 284,016 378,688 568,032 757,376 1,136,064 and 2,272,128, with no remainder.

Since 2,272,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,272,128, 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).