Q: Is 2,235,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,235,240 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 2,235,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 887 1,260 1,774 2,520 2,661 3,548 4,435 5,322 6,209 7,096 7,983 8,870 10,644 12,418 13,305 15,966 17,740 18,627 21,288 24,836 26,610 31,045 31,932 35,480 37,254 39,915 49,672 53,220 55,881 62,090 63,864 74,508 79,830 93,135 106,440 111,762 124,180 149,016 159,660 186,270 223,524 248,360 279,405 319,320 372,540 447,048 558,810 745,080 1,117,620 and 2,235,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,235,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,235,240, 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).