Q: Is 2,415,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,415,460 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 2,415,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 59 89 92 115 118 178 230 236 295 356 445 460 590 890 1,180 1,357 1,780 2,047 2,714 4,094 5,251 5,428 6,785 8,188 10,235 10,502 13,570 20,470 21,004 26,255 27,140 40,940 52,510 105,020 120,773 241,546 483,092 603,865 1,207,730 and 2,415,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,415,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,415,460, 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).