Q: Is 2,203,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,203,520 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 2,203,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 80 88 110 128 160 176 220 313 320 352 440 626 640 704 880 1,252 1,408 1,565 1,760 2,504 3,130 3,443 3,520 5,008 6,260 6,886 7,040 10,016 12,520 13,772 17,215 20,032 25,040 27,544 34,430 40,064 50,080 55,088 68,860 100,160 110,176 137,720 200,320 220,352 275,440 440,704 550,880 1,101,760 and 2,203,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,203,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,203,520, 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).