Q: Is 2,442,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,442,180 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 2,442,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 31 39 52 60 62 65 78 93 101 124 130 155 156 186 195 202 260 303 310 372 390 403 404 465 505 606 620 780 806 930 1,010 1,209 1,212 1,313 1,515 1,612 1,860 2,015 2,020 2,418 2,626 3,030 3,131 3,939 4,030 4,836 5,252 6,045 6,060 6,262 6,565 7,878 8,060 9,393 12,090 12,524 13,130 15,655 15,756 18,786 19,695 24,180 26,260 31,310 37,572 39,390 40,703 46,965 62,620 78,780 81,406 93,930 122,109 162,812 187,860 203,515 244,218 407,030 488,436 610,545 814,060 1,221,090 and 2,442,180, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,180, 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).