Q: Is 2,201,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,120 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 2,201,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 13,757 27,514 55,028 68,785 110,056 137,570 220,112 275,140 440,224 550,280 1,100,560 and 2,201,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,120, 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).