Q: Is 2,364,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,364,740 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 2,364,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 49 70 76 95 98 127 133 140 190 196 245 254 266 380 490 508 532 635 665 889 931 980 1,270 1,330 1,778 1,862 2,413 2,540 2,660 3,556 3,724 4,445 4,655 4,826 6,223 8,890 9,310 9,652 12,065 12,446 16,891 17,780 18,620 24,130 24,892 31,115 33,782 48,260 62,230 67,564 84,455 118,237 124,460 168,910 236,474 337,820 472,948 591,185 1,182,370 and 2,364,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,364,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,364,740, 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).