Q: Is 2,239,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,239,120 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 2,239,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 260 520 1,040 2,153 4,306 8,612 10,765 17,224 21,530 27,989 34,448 43,060 55,978 86,120 111,956 139,945 172,240 223,912 279,890 447,824 559,780 1,119,560 and 2,239,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,239,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,239,120, 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).