Q: Is 2,360,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,360,520 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 2,360,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 79 83 90 120 158 166 180 237 249 316 332 360 395 415 474 498 632 664 711 747 790 830 948 996 1,185 1,245 1,422 1,494 1,580 1,660 1,896 1,992 2,370 2,490 2,844 2,988 3,160 3,320 3,555 3,735 4,740 4,980 5,688 5,976 6,557 7,110 7,470 9,480 9,960 13,114 14,220 14,940 19,671 26,228 28,440 29,880 32,785 39,342 52,456 59,013 65,570 78,684 98,355 118,026 131,140 157,368 196,710 236,052 262,280 295,065 393,420 472,104 590,130 786,840 1,180,260 and 2,360,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,360,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,360,520, 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).