Q: Is 2,383,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,383,740 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 2,383,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 30 34 36 38 41 45 51 57 60 68 76 82 85 90 95 102 114 123 153 164 170 171 180 190 204 205 228 246 255 285 306 323 340 342 369 380 410 492 510 570 612 615 646 684 697 738 765 779 820 855 969 1,020 1,140 1,230 1,292 1,394 1,476 1,530 1,558 1,615 1,710 1,845 1,938 2,091 2,337 2,460 2,788 2,907 3,060 3,116 3,230 3,420 3,485 3,690 3,876 3,895 4,182 4,674 4,845 5,814 6,273 6,460 6,970 7,011 7,380 7,790 8,364 9,348 9,690 10,455 11,628 11,685 12,546 13,243 13,940 14,022 14,535 15,580 19,380 20,910 23,370 25,092 26,486 28,044 29,070 31,365 35,055 39,729 41,820 46,740 52,972 58,140 62,730 66,215 70,110 79,458 119,187 125,460 132,430 140,220 158,916 198,645 238,374 264,860 397,290 476,748 595,935 794,580 1,191,870 and 2,383,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,383,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,383,740, 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).