Q: Is 2,213,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,213,520 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 2,213,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 138 184 230 240 276 345 368 401 460 552 690 802 920 1,104 1,203 1,380 1,604 1,840 2,005 2,406 2,760 3,208 4,010 4,812 5,520 6,015 6,416 8,020 9,223 9,624 12,030 16,040 18,446 19,248 24,060 27,669 32,080 36,892 46,115 48,120 55,338 73,784 92,230 96,240 110,676 138,345 147,568 184,460 221,352 276,690 368,920 442,704 553,380 737,840 1,106,760 and 2,213,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,213,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,213,520, 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).