Q: Is 2,232,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,232,240 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 2,232,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 71 80 120 131 142 213 240 262 284 355 393 426 524 568 655 710 786 852 1,048 1,065 1,136 1,310 1,420 1,572 1,704 1,965 2,096 2,130 2,620 2,840 3,144 3,408 3,930 4,260 5,240 5,680 6,288 7,860 8,520 9,301 10,480 15,720 17,040 18,602 27,903 31,440 37,204 46,505 55,806 74,408 93,010 111,612 139,515 148,816 186,020 223,224 279,030 372,040 446,448 558,060 744,080 1,116,120 and 2,232,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,232,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,232,240, 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).