Q: Is 2,252,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,252,120 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 2,252,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 61 65 71 104 122 130 142 244 260 284 305 355 488 520 568 610 710 793 923 1,220 1,420 1,586 1,846 2,440 2,840 3,172 3,692 3,965 4,331 4,615 6,344 7,384 7,930 8,662 9,230 15,860 17,324 18,460 21,655 31,720 34,648 36,920 43,310 56,303 86,620 112,606 173,240 225,212 281,515 450,424 563,030 1,126,060 and 2,252,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,252,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,252,120, 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).