Q: Is 2,217,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,217,060 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 2,217,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 109 113 180 218 226 327 339 436 452 545 565 654 678 981 1,017 1,090 1,130 1,308 1,356 1,635 1,695 1,962 2,034 2,180 2,260 3,270 3,390 3,924 4,068 4,905 5,085 6,540 6,780 9,810 10,170 12,317 19,620 20,340 24,634 36,951 49,268 61,585 73,902 110,853 123,170 147,804 184,755 221,706 246,340 369,510 443,412 554,265 739,020 1,108,530 and 2,217,060, with no remainder.

Since 2,217,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,217,060, 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).