Q: Is 2,440,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,860 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 2,440,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 170 204 255 340 510 1,020 2,393 4,786 7,179 9,572 11,965 14,358 23,930 28,716 35,895 40,681 47,860 71,790 81,362 122,043 143,580 162,724 203,405 244,086 406,810 488,172 610,215 813,620 1,220,430 and 2,440,860, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,860, 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).