Q: Is 2,015,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,015,520 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 2,015,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 24 26 30 32 34 38 39 40 48 51 52 57 60 65 68 76 78 80 85 95 96 102 104 114 120 130 136 152 156 160 170 190 195 204 208 221 228 240 247 255 260 272 285 304 312 323 340 380 390 408 416 442 456 480 494 510 520 544 570 608 624 646 663 680 741 760 780 816 884 912 969 988 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,140 1,235 1,248 1,292 1,326 1,360 1,482 1,520 1,560 1,615 1,632 1,768 1,824 1,938 1,976 2,040 2,080 2,210 2,280 2,470 2,584 2,652 2,720 2,964 3,040 3,120 3,230 3,315 3,536 3,705 3,876 3,952 4,080 4,199 4,420 4,560 4,845 4,940 5,168 5,304 5,928 6,240 6,460 6,630 7,072 7,410 7,752 7,904 8,160 8,398 8,840 9,120 9,690 9,880 10,336 10,608 11,856 12,597 12,920 13,260 14,820 15,504 16,796 17,680 19,380 19,760 20,995 21,216 23,712 25,194 25,840 26,520 29,640 31,008 33,592 35,360 38,760 39,520 41,990 50,388 51,680 53,040 59,280 62,985 67,184 77,520 83,980 100,776 106,080 118,560 125,970 134,368 155,040 167,960 201,552 251,940 335,920 403,104 503,880 671,840 1,007,760 and 2,015,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,015,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,015,520, 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).