Q: Is 2,232,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,232,320 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 2,232,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 109 128 160 218 256 320 436 512 545 640 872 1,024 1,090 1,280 1,744 2,048 2,180 2,560 3,488 4,096 4,360 5,120 6,976 8,720 10,240 13,952 17,440 20,480 27,904 34,880 55,808 69,760 111,616 139,520 223,232 279,040 446,464 558,080 1,116,160 and 2,232,320, with no remainder.

Since 2,232,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,232,320, 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).