Q: Is 2,326,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,326,240 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 2,326,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 31 32 35 40 56 62 67 70 80 112 124 134 140 155 160 217 224 248 268 280 310 335 434 469 496 536 560 620 670 868 938 992 1,072 1,085 1,120 1,240 1,340 1,736 1,876 2,077 2,144 2,170 2,345 2,480 2,680 3,472 3,752 4,154 4,340 4,690 4,960 5,360 6,944 7,504 8,308 8,680 9,380 10,385 10,720 14,539 15,008 16,616 17,360 18,760 20,770 29,078 33,232 34,720 37,520 41,540 58,156 66,464 72,695 75,040 83,080 116,312 145,390 166,160 232,624 290,780 332,320 465,248 581,560 1,163,120 and 2,326,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,326,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,326,240, 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).