Q: Is 2,267,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,267,720 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 2,267,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 49 52 56 65 70 89 91 98 104 130 140 178 182 196 245 260 280 356 364 392 445 455 490 520 623 637 712 728 890 910 980 1,157 1,246 1,274 1,780 1,820 1,960 2,314 2,492 2,548 3,115 3,185 3,560 3,640 4,361 4,628 4,984 5,096 5,785 6,230 6,370 8,099 8,722 9,256 11,570 12,460 12,740 16,198 17,444 21,805 23,140 24,920 25,480 32,396 34,888 40,495 43,610 46,280 56,693 64,792 80,990 87,220 113,386 161,980 174,440 226,772 283,465 323,960 453,544 566,930 1,133,860 and 2,267,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,267,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,267,720, 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).