Q: Is 2,470,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,470,440 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 2,470,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 40 42 51 56 60 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 120 136 140 168 170 173 204 210 238 255 280 340 346 357 408 420 476 510 519 595 680 692 714 840 865 952 1,020 1,038 1,190 1,211 1,384 1,428 1,730 1,785 2,040 2,076 2,380 2,422 2,595 2,856 2,941 3,460 3,570 3,633 4,152 4,760 4,844 5,190 5,882 6,055 6,920 7,140 7,266 8,823 9,688 10,380 11,764 12,110 14,280 14,532 14,705 17,646 18,165 20,587 20,760 23,528 24,220 29,064 29,410 35,292 36,330 41,174 44,115 48,440 58,820 61,761 70,584 72,660 82,348 88,230 102,935 117,640 123,522 145,320 164,696 176,460 205,870 247,044 308,805 352,920 411,740 494,088 617,610 823,480 1,235,220 and 2,470,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,470,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,470,440, 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).