Q: Is 2,370,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,370,420 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 2,370,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,013 1,170 2,026 2,340 3,039 4,052 5,065 6,078 9,117 10,130 12,156 13,169 15,195 18,234 20,260 26,338 30,390 36,468 39,507 45,585 52,676 60,780 65,845 79,014 91,170 118,521 131,690 158,028 182,340 197,535 237,042 263,380 395,070 474,084 592,605 790,140 1,185,210 and 2,370,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,370,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,370,420, 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).