Q: Is 2,136,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,136,360 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 2,136,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 937 1,140 1,874 2,280 2,811 3,748 4,685 5,622 7,496 9,370 11,244 14,055 17,803 18,740 22,488 28,110 35,606 37,480 53,409 56,220 71,212 89,015 106,818 112,440 142,424 178,030 213,636 267,045 356,060 427,272 534,090 712,120 1,068,180 and 2,136,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,136,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,136,360, 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).