Q: Is 2,342,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,342,340 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 2,342,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 22 26 28 30 33 35 36 39 42 44 45 52 55 60 63 65 66 70 77 78 84 90 91 99 105 110 117 126 130 132 140 143 154 156 165 169 180 182 195 198 210 220 231 234 252 260 273 286 308 315 330 338 364 385 390 396 420 429 455 462 468 495 507 546 572 585 630 660 676 693 715 770 780 819 845 858 910 924 990 1,001 1,014 1,092 1,155 1,170 1,183 1,260 1,287 1,365 1,386 1,430 1,521 1,540 1,638 1,690 1,716 1,820 1,859 1,980 2,002 2,028 2,145 2,310 2,340 2,366 2,535 2,574 2,730 2,772 2,860 3,003 3,042 3,276 3,380 3,465 3,549 3,718 4,004 4,095 4,290 4,620 4,732 5,005 5,070 5,148 5,460 5,577 5,915 6,006 6,084 6,435 6,930 7,098 7,436 7,605 8,190 8,580 9,009 9,295 10,010 10,140 10,647 11,154 11,830 12,012 12,870 13,013 13,860 14,196 15,015 15,210 16,380 16,731 17,745 18,018 18,590 20,020 21,294 22,308 23,660 25,740 26,026 27,885 30,030 30,420 33,462 35,490 36,036 37,180 39,039 42,588 45,045 52,052 53,235 55,770 60,060 65,065 66,924 70,980 78,078 83,655 90,090 106,470 111,540 117,117 130,130 156,156 167,310 180,180 195,195 212,940 234,234 260,260 334,620 390,390 468,468 585,585 780,780 1,171,170 and 2,342,340, with no remainder.

Since 2,342,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,342,340, 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).