Q: Is 2,399,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,399,460 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 2,399,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 29 30 35 42 58 60 70 84 87 105 116 140 145 174 197 203 210 290 348 394 406 420 435 580 591 609 788 812 870 985 1,015 1,182 1,218 1,379 1,740 1,970 2,030 2,364 2,436 2,758 2,955 3,045 3,940 4,060 4,137 5,516 5,713 5,910 6,090 6,895 8,274 11,426 11,820 12,180 13,790 16,548 17,139 20,685 22,852 27,580 28,565 34,278 39,991 41,370 57,130 68,556 79,982 82,740 85,695 114,260 119,973 159,964 171,390 199,955 239,946 342,780 399,910 479,892 599,865 799,820 1,199,730 and 2,399,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,399,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,399,460, 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).