Q: Is 2,214,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,214,640 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 2,214,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 31 38 40 47 62 76 80 94 95 124 152 155 188 190 235 248 304 310 376 380 470 496 589 620 752 760 893 940 1,178 1,240 1,457 1,520 1,786 1,880 2,356 2,480 2,914 2,945 3,572 3,760 4,465 4,712 5,828 5,890 7,144 7,285 8,930 9,424 11,656 11,780 14,288 14,570 17,860 23,312 23,560 27,683 29,140 35,720 47,120 55,366 58,280 71,440 110,732 116,560 138,415 221,464 276,830 442,928 553,660 1,107,320 and 2,214,640, with no remainder.

Since 2,214,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,214,640, 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).