Q: Is 2,234,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,234,520 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 2,234,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 2,069 4,138 6,207 8,276 10,345 12,414 16,552 18,621 20,690 24,828 31,035 37,242 41,380 49,656 55,863 62,070 74,484 82,760 93,105 111,726 124,140 148,968 186,210 223,452 248,280 279,315 372,420 446,904 558,630 744,840 1,117,260 and 2,234,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,234,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,234,520, 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).