Q: Is 2,000,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,000,040 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 2,000,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 2,381 4,762 7,143 9,524 11,905 14,286 16,667 19,048 23,810 28,572 33,334 35,715 47,620 50,001 57,144 66,668 71,430 83,335 95,240 100,002 133,336 142,860 166,670 200,004 250,005 285,720 333,340 400,008 500,010 666,680 1,000,020 and 2,000,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,000,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,000,040, 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).