Q: Is 2,350,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,350,740 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 2,350,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 29 30 35 42 58 60 70 84 87 105 116 140 145 174 193 203 210 290 348 386 406 420 435 579 580 609 772 812 870 965 1,015 1,158 1,218 1,351 1,740 1,930 2,030 2,316 2,436 2,702 2,895 3,045 3,860 4,053 4,060 5,404 5,597 5,790 6,090 6,755 8,106 11,194 11,580 12,180 13,510 16,212 16,791 20,265 22,388 27,020 27,985 33,582 39,179 40,530 55,970 67,164 78,358 81,060 83,955 111,940 117,537 156,716 167,910 195,895 235,074 335,820 391,790 470,148 587,685 783,580 1,175,370 and 2,350,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,350,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,350,740, 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).