Q: Is 2,333,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,333,240 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 2,333,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 182 260 280 364 455 520 641 728 910 1,282 1,820 2,564 3,205 3,640 4,487 5,128 6,410 8,333 8,974 12,820 16,666 17,948 22,435 25,640 33,332 35,896 41,665 44,870 58,331 66,664 83,330 89,740 116,662 166,660 179,480 233,324 291,655 333,320 466,648 583,310 1,166,620 and 2,333,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,333,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,333,240, 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).