Q: Is 2,102,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,102,040 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 2,102,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 5,839 11,678 17,517 23,356 29,195 35,034 46,712 52,551 58,390 70,068 87,585 105,102 116,780 140,136 175,170 210,204 233,560 262,755 350,340 420,408 525,510 700,680 1,051,020 and 2,102,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,102,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,102,040, 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).