Q: Is 2,346,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,346,680 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 2,346,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 29 34 35 40 56 58 68 70 85 116 119 136 140 145 170 203 232 238 280 289 290 340 406 476 493 578 580 595 680 812 952 986 1,015 1,156 1,160 1,190 1,445 1,624 1,972 2,023 2,030 2,312 2,380 2,465 2,890 3,451 3,944 4,046 4,060 4,760 4,930 5,780 6,902 8,092 8,120 8,381 9,860 10,115 11,560 13,804 16,184 16,762 17,255 19,720 20,230 27,608 33,524 34,510 40,460 41,905 58,667 67,048 69,020 80,920 83,810 117,334 138,040 167,620 234,668 293,335 335,240 469,336 586,670 1,173,340 and 2,346,680, with no remainder.

Since 2,346,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,346,680, 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).