Q: Is 2,379,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,379,960 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 2,379,960 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 99 110 120 132 165 180 198 220 264 330 360 396 440 495 601 660 792 990 1,202 1,320 1,803 1,980 2,404 3,005 3,606 3,960 4,808 5,409 6,010 6,611 7,212 9,015 10,818 12,020 13,222 14,424 18,030 19,833 21,636 24,040 26,444 27,045 33,055 36,060 39,666 43,272 52,888 54,090 59,499 66,110 72,120 79,332 99,165 108,180 118,998 132,220 158,664 198,330 216,360 237,996 264,440 297,495 396,660 475,992 594,990 793,320 1,189,980 and 2,379,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,379,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,379,960, 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).