Q: Is 2,372,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,372,760 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 2,372,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 72 78 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 156 169 180 195 216 234 260 270 312 338 351 360 390 468 507 520 540 585 676 702 780 845 936 1,014 1,080 1,170 1,352 1,404 1,521 1,560 1,690 1,755 2,028 2,197 2,340 2,535 2,808 3,042 3,380 3,510 4,056 4,394 4,563 4,680 5,070 6,084 6,591 6,760 7,020 7,605 8,788 9,126 10,140 10,985 12,168 13,182 14,040 15,210 17,576 18,252 19,773 20,280 21,970 22,815 26,364 30,420 32,955 36,504 39,546 43,940 45,630 52,728 59,319 60,840 65,910 79,092 87,880 91,260 98,865 118,638 131,820 158,184 182,520 197,730 237,276 263,640 296,595 395,460 474,552 593,190 790,920 1,186,380 and 2,372,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,372,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,372,760, 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).