Q: Is 2,205,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,205,720 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 2,205,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 165 180 198 220 264 330 360 396 440 495 557 660 792 990 1,114 1,320 1,671 1,980 2,228 2,785 3,342 3,960 4,456 5,013 5,570 6,127 6,684 8,355 10,026 11,140 12,254 13,368 16,710 18,381 20,052 22,280 24,508 25,065 30,635 33,420 36,762 40,104 49,016 50,130 55,143 61,270 66,840 73,524 91,905 100,260 110,286 122,540 147,048 183,810 200,520 220,572 245,080 275,715 367,620 441,144 551,430 735,240 1,102,860 and 2,205,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,205,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,205,720, 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).