Q: Is 2,436,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,436,940 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 2,436,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 44 53 55 76 95 106 110 121 190 209 212 220 242 265 380 418 484 530 583 605 836 1,007 1,045 1,060 1,166 1,210 2,014 2,090 2,299 2,332 2,420 2,915 4,028 4,180 4,598 5,035 5,830 6,413 9,196 10,070 11,077 11,495 11,660 12,826 20,140 22,154 22,990 25,652 32,065 44,308 45,980 55,385 64,130 110,770 121,847 128,260 221,540 243,694 487,388 609,235 1,218,470 and 2,436,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,436,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436,940, 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).