Q: Is 2,263,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,263,240 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 2,263,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 59 70 118 137 140 236 274 280 295 413 472 548 590 685 826 959 1,096 1,180 1,370 1,652 1,918 2,065 2,360 2,740 3,304 3,836 4,130 4,795 5,480 7,672 8,083 8,260 9,590 16,166 16,520 19,180 32,332 38,360 40,415 56,581 64,664 80,830 113,162 161,660 226,324 282,905 323,320 452,648 565,810 1,131,620 and 2,263,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,263,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,263,240, 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).