Q: Is 2,133,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,133,560 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 2,133,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 26 40 44 52 55 65 88 104 110 130 143 220 260 286 373 440 520 572 715 746 1,144 1,430 1,492 1,865 2,860 2,984 3,730 4,103 4,849 5,720 7,460 8,206 9,698 14,920 16,412 19,396 20,515 24,245 32,824 38,792 41,030 48,490 53,339 82,060 96,980 106,678 164,120 193,960 213,356 266,695 426,712 533,390 1,066,780 and 2,133,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,133,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,133,560, 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).