Q: Is 2,437,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,437,380 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 2,437,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,231 1,980 2,462 3,693 4,924 6,155 7,386 11,079 12,310 13,541 14,772 18,465 22,158 24,620 27,082 36,930 40,623 44,316 54,164 55,395 67,705 73,860 81,246 110,790 121,869 135,410 162,492 203,115 221,580 243,738 270,820 406,230 487,476 609,345 812,460 1,218,690 and 2,437,380, with no remainder.

Since 2,437,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,437,380, 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).