Q: Is 2,360,124 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,360,124 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 2,360,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 41 52 54 78 82 108 117 123 156 164 234 246 351 369 468 492 533 702 738 1,066 1,107 1,404 1,476 1,599 1,681 2,132 2,214 3,198 3,362 4,428 4,797 5,043 6,396 6,724 9,594 10,086 14,391 15,129 19,188 20,172 21,853 28,782 30,258 43,706 45,387 57,564 60,516 65,559 87,412 90,774 131,118 181,548 196,677 262,236 393,354 590,031 786,708 1,180,062 and 2,360,124, with no remainder.

Since 2,360,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,360,124, 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).