Q: Is 2,098,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,098,440 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 2,098,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 29 30 36 40 45 54 58 60 67 72 87 90 108 116 120 134 135 145 174 180 201 216 232 261 268 270 290 335 348 360 402 435 522 536 540 580 603 670 696 783 804 870 1,005 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,206 1,305 1,340 1,566 1,608 1,740 1,809 1,943 2,010 2,088 2,412 2,610 2,680 3,015 3,132 3,480 3,618 3,886 3,915 4,020 4,824 5,220 5,829 6,030 6,264 7,236 7,772 7,830 8,040 9,045 9,715 10,440 11,658 12,060 14,472 15,544 15,660 17,487 18,090 19,430 23,316 24,120 29,145 31,320 34,974 36,180 38,860 46,632 52,461 58,290 69,948 72,360 77,720 87,435 104,922 116,580 139,896 174,870 209,844 233,160 262,305 349,740 419,688 524,610 699,480 1,049,220 and 2,098,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,098,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,098,440, 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).