Q: Is 2,293,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,293,440 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 2,293,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 2,389 4,778 7,167 9,556 11,945 14,334 19,112 23,890 28,668 35,835 38,224 47,780 57,336 71,670 76,448 95,560 114,672 143,340 152,896 191,120 229,344 286,680 382,240 458,688 573,360 764,480 1,146,720 and 2,293,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,293,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,293,440, 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).