Q: Is 2,468,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,468,340 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 2,468,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 653 756 945 1,260 1,306 1,890 1,959 2,612 3,265 3,780 3,918 4,571 5,877 6,530 7,836 9,142 9,795 11,754 13,060 13,713 17,631 18,284 19,590 22,855 23,508 27,426 29,385 35,262 39,180 41,139 45,710 54,852 58,770 68,565 70,524 82,278 88,155 91,420 117,540 123,417 137,130 164,556 176,310 205,695 246,834 274,260 352,620 411,390 493,668 617,085 822,780 1,234,170 and 2,468,340, with no remainder.

Since 2,468,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,468,340, 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).