Q: Is 2,493,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,493,540 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 2,493,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 9,895 11,874 13,853 17,811 19,790 23,748 27,706 29,685 35,622 39,580 41,559 55,412 59,370 69,265 71,244 83,118 89,055 118,740 124,677 138,530 166,236 178,110 207,795 249,354 277,060 356,220 415,590 498,708 623,385 831,180 1,246,770 and 2,493,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,493,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,493,540, 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).