Q: Is 2,137,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,137,740 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 2,137,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 41 44 55 60 66 79 82 110 123 132 158 164 165 205 220 237 246 316 330 395 410 451 474 492 615 660 790 820 869 902 948 1,185 1,230 1,353 1,580 1,738 1,804 2,255 2,370 2,460 2,607 2,706 3,239 3,476 4,345 4,510 4,740 5,214 5,412 6,478 6,765 8,690 9,020 9,717 10,428 12,956 13,035 13,530 16,195 17,380 19,434 26,070 27,060 32,390 35,629 38,868 48,585 52,140 64,780 71,258 97,170 106,887 142,516 178,145 194,340 213,774 356,290 427,548 534,435 712,580 1,068,870 and 2,137,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,137,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,137,740, 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).