Q: Is 2,274,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,274,240 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 2,274,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 64 69 80 92 96 103 115 120 138 160 184 192 206 230 240 276 309 320 345 368 412 460 480 515 552 618 690 736 824 920 960 1,030 1,104 1,236 1,380 1,472 1,545 1,648 1,840 2,060 2,208 2,369 2,472 2,760 3,090 3,296 3,680 4,120 4,416 4,738 4,944 5,520 6,180 6,592 7,107 7,360 8,240 9,476 9,888 11,040 11,845 12,360 14,214 16,480 18,952 19,776 22,080 23,690 24,720 28,428 32,960 35,535 37,904 47,380 49,440 56,856 71,070 75,808 94,760 98,880 113,712 142,140 151,616 189,520 227,424 284,280 379,040 454,848 568,560 758,080 1,137,120 and 2,274,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,274,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,274,240, 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).