Q: Is 2,036,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,036,480 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 2,036,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 43 64 74 80 86 128 148 160 172 185 215 256 296 320 344 370 430 592 640 688 740 860 1,184 1,280 1,376 1,480 1,591 1,720 2,368 2,752 2,960 3,182 3,440 4,736 5,504 5,920 6,364 6,880 7,955 9,472 11,008 11,840 12,728 13,760 15,910 23,680 25,456 27,520 31,820 47,360 50,912 55,040 63,640 101,824 127,280 203,648 254,560 407,296 509,120 1,018,240 and 2,036,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,036,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,036,480, 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).