Q: Is 2,101,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,101,560 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 2,101,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 166 211 249 332 415 422 498 633 664 830 844 996 1,055 1,245 1,266 1,660 1,688 1,992 2,110 2,490 2,532 3,165 3,320 4,220 4,980 5,064 6,330 8,440 9,960 12,660 17,513 25,320 35,026 52,539 70,052 87,565 105,078 140,104 175,130 210,156 262,695 350,260 420,312 525,390 700,520 1,050,780 and 2,101,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,101,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,101,560, 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).