Q: Is 2,317,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,317,920 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 2,317,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 96 110 120 132 160 165 176 220 240 264 330 352 439 440 480 528 660 878 880 1,056 1,317 1,320 1,756 1,760 2,195 2,634 2,640 3,512 4,390 4,829 5,268 5,280 6,585 7,024 8,780 9,658 10,536 13,170 14,048 14,487 17,560 19,316 21,072 24,145 26,340 28,974 35,120 38,632 42,144 48,290 52,680 57,948 70,240 72,435 77,264 96,580 105,360 115,896 144,870 154,528 193,160 210,720 231,792 289,740 386,320 463,584 579,480 772,640 1,158,960 and 2,317,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,317,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,317,920, 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).