Q: Is 2,440,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,760 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 2,440,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 92 115 140 161 184 230 280 322 379 460 644 758 805 920 1,288 1,516 1,610 1,895 2,653 3,032 3,220 3,790 5,306 6,440 7,580 8,717 10,612 13,265 15,160 17,434 21,224 26,530 34,868 43,585 53,060 61,019 69,736 87,170 106,120 122,038 174,340 244,076 305,095 348,680 488,152 610,190 1,220,380 and 2,440,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,760, 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).