Q: Is 2,376,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,376,540 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 2,376,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 163 180 243 270 324 326 405 486 489 540 652 729 810 815 972 978 1,215 1,458 1,467 1,620 1,630 1,956 2,430 2,445 2,916 2,934 3,260 3,645 4,401 4,860 4,890 5,868 7,290 7,335 8,802 9,780 13,203 14,580 14,670 17,604 22,005 26,406 29,340 39,609 44,010 52,812 66,015 79,218 88,020 118,827 132,030 158,436 198,045 237,654 264,060 396,090 475,308 594,135 792,180 1,188,270 and 2,376,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,376,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,376,540, 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).