Q: Is 2,357,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,357,460 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 2,357,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 1,871 3,742 5,613 7,484 9,355 11,226 13,097 16,839 18,710 22,452 26,194 28,065 33,678 37,420 39,291 52,388 56,130 65,485 67,356 78,582 84,195 112,260 117,873 130,970 157,164 168,390 196,455 235,746 261,940 336,780 392,910 471,492 589,365 785,820 1,178,730 and 2,357,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,357,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,357,460, 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).