Q: Is 2,167,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,167,460 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 2,167,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 37 58 74 101 116 145 148 185 202 290 370 404 505 580 740 1,010 1,073 2,020 2,146 2,929 3,737 4,292 5,365 5,858 7,474 10,730 11,716 14,645 14,948 18,685 21,460 29,290 37,370 58,580 74,740 108,373 216,746 433,492 541,865 1,083,730 and 2,167,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,167,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,167,460, 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).