Q: Is 2,163,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,560 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 2,163,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 7,727 15,454 30,908 38,635 54,089 61,816 77,270 108,178 154,540 216,356 270,445 309,080 432,712 540,890 1,081,780 and 2,163,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,560, 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).