Q: Is 2,163,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,040 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 2,163,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 80 88 110 160 176 220 352 440 880 1,229 1,760 2,458 4,916 6,145 9,832 12,290 13,519 19,664 24,580 27,038 39,328 49,160 54,076 67,595 98,320 108,152 135,190 196,640 216,304 270,380 432,608 540,760 1,081,520 and 2,163,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,040, 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).