Q: Is 2,431,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,431,980 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 2,431,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 59 60 90 118 177 180 229 236 295 354 458 531 590 687 708 885 916 1,062 1,145 1,180 1,374 1,770 2,061 2,124 2,290 2,655 2,748 3,435 3,540 4,122 4,580 5,310 6,870 8,244 10,305 10,620 13,511 13,740 20,610 27,022 40,533 41,220 54,044 67,555 81,066 121,599 135,110 162,132 202,665 243,198 270,220 405,330 486,396 607,995 810,660 1,215,990 and 2,431,980, with no remainder.

Since 2,431,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,431,980, 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).