Q: Is 2,268,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,268,420 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 2,268,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 110 132 140 154 165 210 220 231 308 330 385 420 462 491 660 770 924 982 1,155 1,473 1,540 1,964 2,310 2,455 2,946 3,437 4,620 4,910 5,401 5,892 6,874 7,365 9,820 10,311 10,802 13,748 14,730 16,203 17,185 20,622 21,604 27,005 29,460 32,406 34,370 37,807 41,244 51,555 54,010 64,812 68,740 75,614 81,015 103,110 108,020 113,421 151,228 162,030 189,035 206,220 226,842 324,060 378,070 453,684 567,105 756,140 1,134,210 and 2,268,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,268,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,268,420, 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).