Q: Is 2,318,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,318,940 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 2,318,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 991 1,170 1,982 2,340 2,973 3,964 4,955 5,946 8,919 9,910 11,892 12,883 14,865 17,838 19,820 25,766 29,730 35,676 38,649 44,595 51,532 59,460 64,415 77,298 89,190 115,947 128,830 154,596 178,380 193,245 231,894 257,660 386,490 463,788 579,735 772,980 1,159,470 and 2,318,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,318,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,318,940, 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).