Q: Is 2,237,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,237,280 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 2,237,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 59 60 79 80 96 118 120 158 160 177 236 237 240 295 316 354 395 472 474 480 590 632 708 790 885 944 948 1,180 1,185 1,264 1,416 1,580 1,770 1,888 1,896 2,360 2,370 2,528 2,832 3,160 3,540 3,792 4,661 4,720 4,740 5,664 6,320 7,080 7,584 9,322 9,440 9,480 12,640 13,983 14,160 18,644 18,960 23,305 27,966 28,320 37,288 37,920 46,610 55,932 69,915 74,576 93,220 111,864 139,830 149,152 186,440 223,728 279,660 372,880 447,456 559,320 745,760 1,118,640 and 2,237,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,237,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,237,280, 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).