Q: Is 2,573,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,573,340 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 2,573,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 110 132 140 154 165 210 220 231 308 330 385 420 462 557 660 770 924 1,114 1,155 1,540 1,671 2,228 2,310 2,785 3,342 3,899 4,620 5,570 6,127 6,684 7,798 8,355 11,140 11,697 12,254 15,596 16,710 18,381 19,495 23,394 24,508 30,635 33,420 36,762 38,990 42,889 46,788 58,485 61,270 73,524 77,980 85,778 91,905 116,970 122,540 128,667 171,556 183,810 214,445 233,940 257,334 367,620 428,890 514,668 643,335 857,780 1,286,670 and 2,573,340, with no remainder.

Since 2,573,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,573,340, 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).