Q: Is 2,237,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,237,880 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 2,237,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 1,097 2,040 2,194 3,291 4,388 5,485 6,582 8,776 10,970 13,164 16,455 18,649 21,940 26,328 32,910 37,298 43,880 55,947 65,820 74,596 93,245 111,894 131,640 149,192 186,490 223,788 279,735 372,980 447,576 559,470 745,960 1,118,940 and 2,237,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,237,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,237,880, 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).