Q: Is 2,132,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,132,560 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 2,132,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 23 38 40 46 61 76 80 92 95 115 122 152 184 190 230 244 304 305 368 380 437 460 488 610 760 874 920 976 1,159 1,220 1,403 1,520 1,748 1,840 2,185 2,318 2,440 2,806 3,496 4,370 4,636 4,880 5,612 5,795 6,992 7,015 8,740 9,272 11,224 11,590 14,030 17,480 18,544 22,448 23,180 26,657 28,060 34,960 46,360 53,314 56,120 92,720 106,628 112,240 133,285 213,256 266,570 426,512 533,140 1,066,280 and 2,132,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,132,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,132,560, 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).