Q: Is 2,318,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,318,960 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 2,318,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 41 56 70 80 82 101 112 140 164 202 205 280 287 328 404 410 505 560 574 656 707 808 820 1,010 1,148 1,414 1,435 1,616 1,640 2,020 2,296 2,828 2,870 3,280 3,535 4,040 4,141 4,592 5,656 5,740 7,070 8,080 8,282 11,312 11,480 14,140 16,564 20,705 22,960 28,280 28,987 33,128 41,410 56,560 57,974 66,256 82,820 115,948 144,935 165,640 231,896 289,870 331,280 463,792 579,740 1,159,480 and 2,318,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,318,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,318,960, 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).