Q: Is 2,338,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,338,640 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 2,338,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 31 40 41 46 62 80 82 92 115 124 155 164 184 205 230 248 310 328 368 410 460 496 620 656 713 820 920 943 1,240 1,271 1,426 1,640 1,840 1,886 2,480 2,542 2,852 3,280 3,565 3,772 4,715 5,084 5,704 6,355 7,130 7,544 9,430 10,168 11,408 12,710 14,260 15,088 18,860 20,336 25,420 28,520 29,233 37,720 50,840 57,040 58,466 75,440 101,680 116,932 146,165 233,864 292,330 467,728 584,660 1,169,320 and 2,338,640, with no remainder.

Since 2,338,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,338,640, 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).