Q: Is 2,340,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,340,672 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 2,340,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 73 96 146 167 192 219 292 334 438 501 584 668 876 1,002 1,168 1,336 1,752 2,004 2,336 2,672 3,504 4,008 4,672 5,344 7,008 8,016 10,688 12,191 14,016 16,032 24,382 32,064 36,573 48,764 73,146 97,528 146,292 195,056 292,584 390,112 585,168 780,224 1,170,336 and 2,340,672, with no remainder.

Since 2,340,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,340,672, 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).