Q: Is 2,340,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,340,000 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 2,340,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 117 120 125 130 144 150 156 160 180 195 200 208 225 234 240 250 260 288 300 312 325 360 375 390 400 416 450 468 480 500 520 585 600 624 625 650 720 750 780 800 900 936 975 1,000 1,040 1,125 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,250 1,300 1,440 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,800 1,872 1,875 1,950 2,000 2,080 2,250 2,340 2,400 2,500 2,600 2,925 3,000 3,120 3,250 3,600 3,744 3,750 3,900 4,000 4,500 4,680 4,875 5,000 5,200 5,625 5,850 6,000 6,240 6,500 7,200 7,500 7,800 8,125 9,000 9,360 9,750 10,000 10,400 11,250 11,700 12,000 13,000 14,625 15,000 15,600 16,250 18,000 18,720 19,500 20,000 22,500 23,400 24,375 26,000 29,250 30,000 31,200 32,500 36,000 39,000 45,000 46,800 48,750 52,000 58,500 60,000 65,000 73,125 78,000 90,000 93,600 97,500 117,000 130,000 146,250 156,000 180,000 195,000 234,000 260,000 292,500 390,000 468,000 585,000 780,000 1,170,000 and 2,340,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,340,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,340,000, 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).