Q: Is 2,442,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,442,440 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 2,442,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 20 22 26 28 35 40 44 52 55 56 61 65 70 77 88 91 104 110 122 130 140 143 154 182 220 244 260 280 286 305 308 364 385 427 440 455 488 520 572 610 616 671 715 728 770 793 854 910 1,001 1,144 1,220 1,342 1,430 1,540 1,586 1,708 1,820 2,002 2,135 2,440 2,684 2,860 3,080 3,172 3,355 3,416 3,640 3,965 4,004 4,270 4,697 5,005 5,368 5,551 5,720 6,344 6,710 7,930 8,008 8,540 8,723 9,394 10,010 11,102 13,420 15,860 17,080 17,446 18,788 20,020 22,204 23,485 26,840 27,755 31,720 34,892 37,576 40,040 43,615 44,408 46,970 55,510 61,061 69,784 87,230 93,940 111,020 122,122 174,460 187,880 222,040 244,244 305,305 348,920 488,488 610,610 1,221,220 and 2,442,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,440, 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).