Q: Is 2,365,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,365,720 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 2,365,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 49 56 68 70 71 85 98 119 136 140 142 170 196 238 245 280 284 340 355 392 476 490 497 568 595 680 710 833 952 980 994 1,190 1,207 1,420 1,666 1,960 1,988 2,380 2,414 2,485 2,840 3,332 3,479 3,976 4,165 4,760 4,828 4,970 6,035 6,664 6,958 8,330 8,449 9,656 9,940 12,070 13,916 16,660 16,898 17,395 19,880 24,140 27,832 33,320 33,796 34,790 42,245 48,280 59,143 67,592 69,580 84,490 118,286 139,160 168,980 236,572 295,715 337,960 473,144 591,430 1,182,860 and 2,365,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,365,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,365,720, 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).