Q: Is 2,343,930 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,343,930 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 2,343,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 43 46 69 79 86 115 129 138 158 215 230 237 258 345 395 430 474 645 690 790 989 1,185 1,290 1,817 1,978 2,370 2,967 3,397 3,634 4,945 5,451 5,934 6,794 9,085 9,890 10,191 10,902 14,835 16,985 18,170 20,382 27,255 29,670 33,970 50,955 54,510 78,131 101,910 156,262 234,393 390,655 468,786 781,310 1,171,965 and 2,343,930, with no remainder.

Since 2,343,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,343,930, 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).