Q: Is 2,372,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,372,040 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 2,372,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 165 180 198 220 264 330 360 396 440 495 599 660 792 990 1,198 1,320 1,797 1,980 2,396 2,995 3,594 3,960 4,792 5,391 5,990 6,589 7,188 8,985 10,782 11,980 13,178 14,376 17,970 19,767 21,564 23,960 26,356 26,955 32,945 35,940 39,534 43,128 52,712 53,910 59,301 65,890 71,880 79,068 98,835 107,820 118,602 131,780 158,136 197,670 215,640 237,204 263,560 296,505 395,340 474,408 593,010 790,680 1,186,020 and 2,372,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,372,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,372,040, 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).