Q: Is 2,240,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,240,784 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 2,240,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 24 26 27 28 36 38 39 42 48 52 54 56 57 63 72 76 78 81 84 91 104 108 112 114 117 126 133 144 152 156 162 168 171 182 189 208 216 228 234 247 252 266 273 304 312 324 336 342 351 364 378 399 432 456 468 494 504 513 532 546 567 624 648 684 702 728 741 756 798 819 912 936 988 1,008 1,026 1,053 1,064 1,092 1,134 1,197 1,296 1,368 1,404 1,456 1,482 1,512 1,539 1,596 1,638 1,729 1,872 1,976 2,052 2,106 2,128 2,184 2,223 2,268 2,394 2,457 2,736 2,808 2,964 3,024 3,078 3,192 3,276 3,458 3,591 3,952 4,104 4,212 4,368 4,446 4,536 4,788 4,914 5,187 5,616 5,928 6,156 6,384 6,552 6,669 6,916 7,182 7,371 8,208 8,424 8,892 9,072 9,576 9,828 10,374 10,773 11,856 12,312 13,104 13,338 13,832 14,364 14,742 15,561 16,848 17,784 19,152 19,656 20,007 20,748 21,546 24,624 26,676 27,664 28,728 29,484 31,122 35,568 39,312 40,014 41,496 43,092 46,683 53,352 57,456 58,968 62,244 80,028 82,992 86,184 93,366 106,704 117,936 124,488 140,049 160,056 172,368 186,732 248,976 280,098 320,112 373,464 560,196 746,928 1,120,392 and 2,240,784, with no remainder.

Since 2,240,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,240,784, 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).