Q: Is 2,324,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,324,880 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 2,324,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 3,229 6,458 9,687 12,916 16,145 19,374 25,832 29,061 32,290 38,748 48,435 51,664 58,122 64,580 77,496 96,870 116,244 129,160 145,305 154,992 193,740 232,488 258,320 290,610 387,480 464,976 581,220 774,960 1,162,440 and 2,324,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,324,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,324,880, 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).