Q: Is 2,334,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,334,040 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 2,334,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 43 46 59 86 92 115 118 172 184 215 230 236 295 344 430 460 472 590 860 920 989 1,180 1,357 1,720 1,978 2,360 2,537 2,714 3,956 4,945 5,074 5,428 6,785 7,912 9,890 10,148 10,856 12,685 13,570 19,780 20,296 25,370 27,140 39,560 50,740 54,280 58,351 101,480 116,702 233,404 291,755 466,808 583,510 1,167,020 and 2,334,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,334,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,334,040, 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).