Q: Is 2,637,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,637,640 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 2,637,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 47 61 92 94 115 122 184 188 230 235 244 305 376 460 470 488 610 920 940 1,081 1,220 1,403 1,880 2,162 2,440 2,806 2,867 4,324 5,405 5,612 5,734 7,015 8,648 10,810 11,224 11,468 14,030 14,335 21,620 22,936 28,060 28,670 43,240 56,120 57,340 65,941 114,680 131,882 263,764 329,705 527,528 659,410 1,318,820 and 2,637,640, with no remainder.

Since 2,637,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,637,640, 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).