Q: Is 2,201,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,200 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 2,201,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 5,503 11,006 22,012 27,515 44,024 55,030 88,048 110,060 137,575 220,120 275,150 440,240 550,300 1,100,600 and 2,201,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,200, 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).