Q: Is 2,247,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,247,240 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 2,247,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 61 120 122 183 244 305 307 366 488 610 614 732 915 921 1,220 1,228 1,464 1,535 1,830 1,842 2,440 2,456 3,070 3,660 3,684 4,605 6,140 7,320 7,368 9,210 12,280 18,420 18,727 36,840 37,454 56,181 74,908 93,635 112,362 149,816 187,270 224,724 280,905 374,540 449,448 561,810 749,080 1,123,620 and 2,247,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,247,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,247,240, 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).