Q: Is 2,235,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,235,720 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 2,235,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 31 40 60 62 93 120 124 155 186 248 310 372 465 601 620 744 930 1,202 1,240 1,803 1,860 2,404 3,005 3,606 3,720 4,808 6,010 7,212 9,015 12,020 14,424 18,030 18,631 24,040 36,060 37,262 55,893 72,120 74,524 93,155 111,786 149,048 186,310 223,572 279,465 372,620 447,144 558,930 745,240 1,117,860 and 2,235,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,235,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,235,720, 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).