Q: Is 2,438,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,438,920 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 2,438,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 23 40 44 46 55 88 92 110 115 184 220 230 241 253 440 460 482 506 920 964 1,012 1,205 1,265 1,928 2,024 2,410 2,530 2,651 4,820 5,060 5,302 5,543 9,640 10,120 10,604 11,086 13,255 21,208 22,172 26,510 27,715 44,344 53,020 55,430 60,973 106,040 110,860 121,946 221,720 243,892 304,865 487,784 609,730 1,219,460 and 2,438,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,438,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,438,920, 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).