Q: Is 2,134,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,134,720 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 2,134,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 140 160 224 280 320 448 560 953 1,120 1,906 2,240 3,812 4,765 6,671 7,624 9,530 13,342 15,248 19,060 26,684 30,496 33,355 38,120 53,368 60,992 66,710 76,240 106,736 133,420 152,480 213,472 266,840 304,960 426,944 533,680 1,067,360 and 2,134,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,134,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,134,720, 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).