Q: Is 2,302,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,302,740 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 2,302,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,163 1,980 2,326 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,978 10,467 11,630 12,793 13,956 17,445 20,934 23,260 25,586 34,890 38,379 41,868 51,172 52,335 63,965 69,780 76,758 104,670 115,137 127,930 153,516 191,895 209,340 230,274 255,860 383,790 460,548 575,685 767,580 1,151,370 and 2,302,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,302,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,302,740, 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).