Q: Is 2,361,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,361,840 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 2,361,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 757 780 1,040 1,514 1,560 2,271 3,028 3,120 3,785 4,542 6,056 7,570 9,084 9,841 11,355 12,112 15,140 18,168 19,682 22,710 29,523 30,280 36,336 39,364 45,420 49,205 59,046 60,560 78,728 90,840 98,410 118,092 147,615 157,456 181,680 196,820 236,184 295,230 393,640 472,368 590,460 787,280 1,180,920 and 2,361,840, with no remainder.

Since 2,361,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,361,840, 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).