Q: Is 2,389,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,389,140 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 2,389,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,021 1,170 2,042 2,340 3,063 4,084 5,105 6,126 9,189 10,210 12,252 13,273 15,315 18,378 20,420 26,546 30,630 36,756 39,819 45,945 53,092 61,260 66,365 79,638 91,890 119,457 132,730 159,276 183,780 199,095 238,914 265,460 398,190 477,828 597,285 796,380 1,194,570 and 2,389,140, with no remainder.

Since 2,389,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,389,140, 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).