Q: Is 2,355,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,355,360 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 2,355,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 701 840 1,120 1,402 1,680 2,103 2,804 3,360 3,505 4,206 4,907 5,608 7,010 8,412 9,814 10,515 11,216 14,020 14,721 16,824 19,628 21,030 22,432 24,535 28,040 29,442 33,648 39,256 42,060 49,070 56,080 58,884 67,296 73,605 78,512 84,120 98,140 112,160 117,768 147,210 157,024 168,240 196,280 235,536 294,420 336,480 392,560 471,072 588,840 785,120 1,177,680 and 2,355,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,355,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,355,360, 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).