Q: Is 2,163,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,760 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 2,163,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 37 40 43 68 74 80 85 86 136 148 170 172 185 215 272 296 340 344 370 430 592 629 680 688 731 740 860 1,258 1,360 1,462 1,480 1,591 1,720 2,516 2,924 2,960 3,145 3,182 3,440 3,655 5,032 5,848 6,290 6,364 7,310 7,955 10,064 11,696 12,580 12,728 14,620 15,910 25,160 25,456 27,047 29,240 31,820 50,320 54,094 58,480 63,640 108,188 127,280 135,235 216,376 270,470 432,752 540,940 1,081,880 and 2,163,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,760, 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).