Q: Is 2,337,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,337,480 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 2,337,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 43 45 60 72 86 90 120 129 151 172 180 215 258 302 344 360 387 430 453 516 604 645 755 774 860 906 1,032 1,208 1,290 1,359 1,510 1,548 1,720 1,812 1,935 2,265 2,580 2,718 3,020 3,096 3,624 3,870 4,530 5,160 5,436 6,040 6,493 6,795 7,740 9,060 10,872 12,986 13,590 15,480 18,120 19,479 25,972 27,180 32,465 38,958 51,944 54,360 58,437 64,930 77,916 97,395 116,874 129,860 155,832 194,790 233,748 259,720 292,185 389,580 467,496 584,370 779,160 1,168,740 and 2,337,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,337,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,337,480, 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).