Q: Is 2,340,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,340,600 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 2,340,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 47 50 60 75 83 94 100 120 141 150 166 188 200 235 249 282 300 332 376 415 470 498 564 600 664 705 830 940 996 1,128 1,175 1,245 1,410 1,660 1,880 1,992 2,075 2,350 2,490 2,820 3,320 3,525 3,901 4,150 4,700 4,980 5,640 6,225 7,050 7,802 8,300 9,400 9,960 11,703 12,450 14,100 15,604 16,600 19,505 23,406 24,900 28,200 31,208 39,010 46,812 49,800 58,515 78,020 93,624 97,525 117,030 156,040 195,050 234,060 292,575 390,100 468,120 585,150 780,200 1,170,300 and 2,340,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,340,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,340,600, 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).