Q: Is 2,372,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,372,220 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 2,372,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 54 60 69 90 92 108 115 135 138 180 191 207 230 270 276 345 382 414 460 540 573 621 690 764 828 955 1,035 1,146 1,242 1,380 1,719 1,910 2,070 2,292 2,484 2,865 3,105 3,438 3,820 4,140 4,393 5,157 5,730 6,210 6,876 8,595 8,786 10,314 11,460 12,420 13,179 17,190 17,572 20,628 21,965 25,785 26,358 34,380 39,537 43,930 51,570 52,716 65,895 79,074 87,860 103,140 118,611 131,790 158,148 197,685 237,222 263,580 395,370 474,444 593,055 790,740 1,186,110 and 2,372,220, with no remainder.

Since 2,372,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,372,220, 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).