Q: Is 2,203,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,203,880 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 2,203,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 140 170 238 280 340 463 476 595 680 926 952 1,190 1,852 2,315 2,380 3,241 3,704 4,630 4,760 6,482 7,871 9,260 12,964 15,742 16,205 18,520 25,928 31,484 32,410 39,355 55,097 62,968 64,820 78,710 110,194 129,640 157,420 220,388 275,485 314,840 440,776 550,970 1,101,940 and 2,203,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,203,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,203,880, 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).