Q: Is 2,377,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,377,980 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 2,377,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,201 1,980 2,402 3,603 4,804 6,005 7,206 10,809 12,010 13,211 14,412 18,015 21,618 24,020 26,422 36,030 39,633 43,236 52,844 54,045 66,055 72,060 79,266 108,090 118,899 132,110 158,532 198,165 216,180 237,798 264,220 396,330 475,596 594,495 792,660 1,188,990 and 2,377,980, with no remainder.

Since 2,377,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,377,980, 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).