Q: Is 2,276,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,276,118 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 2,276,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 71 78 117 137 142 213 234 274 411 426 639 822 923 1,233 1,278 1,781 1,846 2,466 2,769 3,562 5,343 5,538 8,307 9,727 10,686 16,029 16,614 19,454 29,181 32,058 58,362 87,543 126,451 175,086 252,902 379,353 758,706 1,138,059 and 2,276,118, with no remainder.

Since 2,276,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,276,118, 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).