Q: Is 2,493,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,493,960 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 2,493,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 2,969 5,938 8,907 11,876 14,845 17,814 20,783 23,752 29,690 35,628 41,566 44,535 59,380 62,349 71,256 83,132 89,070 103,915 118,760 124,698 166,264 178,140 207,830 249,396 311,745 356,280 415,660 498,792 623,490 831,320 1,246,980 and 2,493,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,493,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,493,960, 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).