Q: Is 2,440,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,620 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 2,440,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 52 60 63 65 70 78 84 90 91 105 117 126 130 140 149 156 180 182 195 210 234 252 260 273 298 315 364 390 420 447 455 468 546 585 596 630 745 780 819 894 910 1,043 1,092 1,170 1,260 1,341 1,365 1,490 1,638 1,788 1,820 1,937 2,086 2,235 2,340 2,682 2,730 2,980 3,129 3,276 3,874 4,095 4,172 4,470 5,215 5,364 5,460 5,811 6,258 6,705 7,748 8,190 8,940 9,387 9,685 10,430 11,622 12,516 13,410 13,559 15,645 16,380 17,433 18,774 19,370 20,860 23,244 26,820 27,118 29,055 31,290 34,866 37,548 38,740 40,677 46,935 54,236 58,110 62,580 67,795 69,732 81,354 87,165 93,870 116,220 122,031 135,590 162,708 174,330 187,740 203,385 244,062 271,180 348,660 406,770 488,124 610,155 813,540 1,220,310 and 2,440,620, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,620, 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).