Q: Is 2,434,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,434,320 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 2,434,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 46 48 49 54 56 60 63 69 70 72 80 84 90 92 98 105 108 112 115 120 126 135 138 140 144 147 161 168 180 184 189 196 207 210 216 230 240 245 252 270 276 280 294 315 322 336 345 360 368 378 392 414 420 432 441 460 483 490 504 540 552 560 588 621 630 644 690 720 735 756 784 805 828 840 882 920 945 966 980 1,008 1,035 1,080 1,104 1,127 1,176 1,242 1,260 1,288 1,323 1,380 1,449 1,470 1,512 1,610 1,656 1,680 1,764 1,840 1,890 1,932 1,960 2,070 2,160 2,205 2,254 2,352 2,415 2,484 2,520 2,576 2,646 2,760 2,898 2,940 3,024 3,105 3,220 3,312 3,381 3,528 3,780 3,864 3,920 4,140 4,347 4,410 4,508 4,830 4,968 5,040 5,292 5,520 5,635 5,796 5,880 6,210 6,440 6,615 6,762 7,056 7,245 7,560 7,728 8,280 8,694 8,820 9,016 9,660 9,936 10,143 10,584 11,270 11,592 11,760 12,420 12,880 13,230 13,524 14,490 15,120 16,560 16,905 17,388 17,640 18,032 19,320 20,286 21,168 21,735 22,540 23,184 24,840 26,460 27,048 28,980 30,429 33,810 34,776 35,280 38,640 40,572 43,470 45,080 49,680 50,715 52,920 54,096 57,960 60,858 67,620 69,552 81,144 86,940 90,160 101,430 105,840 115,920 121,716 135,240 152,145 162,288 173,880 202,860 243,432 270,480 304,290 347,760 405,720 486,864 608,580 811,440 1,217,160 and 2,434,320, with no remainder.

Since 2,434,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,434,320, 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).