Q: Is 2,047,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,047,140 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 2,047,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 60 68 85 90 102 108 135 153 170 180 204 223 255 270 306 340 446 459 510 540 612 669 765 892 918 1,020 1,115 1,338 1,530 1,836 2,007 2,230 2,295 2,676 3,060 3,345 3,791 4,014 4,460 4,590 6,021 6,690 7,582 8,028 9,180 10,035 11,373 12,042 13,380 15,164 18,955 20,070 22,746 24,084 30,105 34,119 37,910 40,140 45,492 56,865 60,210 68,238 75,820 102,357 113,730 120,420 136,476 170,595 204,714 227,460 341,190 409,428 511,785 682,380 1,023,570 and 2,047,140, with no remainder.

Since 2,047,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,047,140, 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).