Q: Is 2,299,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,299,248 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 2,299,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 2,281 4,562 6,843 9,124 13,686 15,967 18,248 20,529 27,372 31,934 36,496 41,058 47,901 54,744 63,868 82,116 95,802 109,488 127,736 143,703 164,232 191,604 255,472 287,406 328,464 383,208 574,812 766,416 1,149,624 and 2,299,248, with no remainder.

Since 2,299,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,299,248, 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).