Q: Is 211,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 211,120 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 211,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 29 35 40 52 56 58 65 70 80 91 104 112 116 130 140 145 182 203 208 232 260 280 290 364 377 406 455 464 520 560 580 728 754 812 910 1,015 1,040 1,160 1,456 1,508 1,624 1,820 1,885 2,030 2,320 2,639 3,016 3,248 3,640 3,770 4,060 5,278 6,032 7,280 7,540 8,120 10,556 13,195 15,080 16,240 21,112 26,390 30,160 42,224 52,780 105,560 and 211,120, with no remainder.

Since 211,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 211,120, 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).