Q: Is 2,394,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,394,760 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 2,394,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 23 38 40 46 76 92 95 115 137 152 184 190 230 274 380 437 460 548 685 760 874 920 1,096 1,370 1,748 2,185 2,603 2,740 3,151 3,496 4,370 5,206 5,480 6,302 8,740 10,412 12,604 13,015 15,755 17,480 20,824 25,208 26,030 31,510 52,060 59,869 63,020 104,120 119,738 126,040 239,476 299,345 478,952 598,690 1,197,380 and 2,394,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,394,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,394,760, 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).