Q: Is 2,394,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,394,540 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 2,394,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 53 60 90 106 159 180 212 251 265 318 477 502 530 636 753 795 954 1,004 1,060 1,255 1,506 1,590 1,908 2,259 2,385 2,510 3,012 3,180 3,765 4,518 4,770 5,020 7,530 9,036 9,540 11,295 13,303 15,060 22,590 26,606 39,909 45,180 53,212 66,515 79,818 119,727 133,030 159,636 199,545 239,454 266,060 399,090 478,908 598,635 798,180 1,197,270 and 2,394,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,394,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,394,540, 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).