Q: Is 2,343,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,343,120 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 2,343,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 751 780 1,040 1,502 1,560 2,253 3,004 3,120 3,755 4,506 6,008 7,510 9,012 9,763 11,265 12,016 15,020 18,024 19,526 22,530 29,289 30,040 36,048 39,052 45,060 48,815 58,578 60,080 78,104 90,120 97,630 117,156 146,445 156,208 180,240 195,260 234,312 292,890 390,520 468,624 585,780 781,040 1,171,560 and 2,343,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,343,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,343,120, 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).