Q: Is 2,228,226 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,228,226 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 2,228,226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 49 53 66 77 78 91 98 106 143 147 154 159 182 231 273 286 294 318 371 429 462 539 546 583 637 689 742 858 1,001 1,078 1,113 1,166 1,274 1,378 1,617 1,749 1,911 2,002 2,067 2,226 2,597 3,003 3,234 3,498 3,822 4,081 4,134 4,823 5,194 6,006 7,007 7,579 7,791 8,162 9,646 12,243 14,014 14,469 15,158 15,582 21,021 22,737 24,486 28,567 28,938 33,761 42,042 45,474 53,053 57,134 67,522 85,701 101,283 106,106 159,159 171,402 202,566 318,318 371,371 742,742 1,114,113 and 2,228,226, with no remainder.

Since 2,228,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,228,226, 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).