Q: Is 2,365,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,365,020 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 2,365,020 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 1,877 3,754 5,631 7,508 9,385 11,262 13,139 16,893 18,770 22,524 26,278 28,155 33,786 37,540 39,417 52,556 56,310 65,695 67,572 78,834 84,465 112,620 118,251 131,390 157,668 168,930 197,085 236,502 262,780 337,860 394,170 473,004 591,255 788,340 1,182,510 and 2,365,020, with no remainder.

Since 2,365,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,365,020, 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).