Q: Is 2,283,105 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,283,105 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 2,283,105 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 101 137 165 303 411 505 685 1,111 1,507 1,515 2,055 3,333 4,521 5,555 7,535 13,837 16,665 22,605 41,511 69,185 152,207 207,555 456,621 761,035 and 2,283,105, with no remainder.

Since 2,283,105 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,283,105, 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).