Q: Is 2,316,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,316,360 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 2,316,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 97 120 194 199 291 388 398 485 582 597 776 796 970 995 1,164 1,194 1,455 1,592 1,940 1,990 2,328 2,388 2,910 2,985 3,880 3,980 4,776 5,820 5,970 7,960 11,640 11,940 19,303 23,880 38,606 57,909 77,212 96,515 115,818 154,424 193,030 231,636 289,545 386,060 463,272 579,090 772,120 1,158,180 and 2,316,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,316,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,316,360, 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).