Q: Is 2,349,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,349,480 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 2,349,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 2,797 5,594 8,391 11,188 13,985 16,782 19,579 22,376 27,970 33,564 39,158 41,955 55,940 58,737 67,128 78,316 83,910 97,895 111,880 117,474 156,632 167,820 195,790 234,948 293,685 335,640 391,580 469,896 587,370 783,160 1,174,740 and 2,349,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,349,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,349,480, 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).