Q: Is 2,042,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,042,880 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 2,042,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 42 48 56 57 60 64 70 76 80 84 95 96 105 112 114 120 128 133 140 152 160 168 190 192 210 224 228 240 256 266 280 285 304 320 336 380 384 399 420 448 456 480 512 532 560 570 608 640 665 672 760 768 798 840 896 912 960 1,024 1,064 1,120 1,140 1,216 1,280 1,330 1,344 1,520 1,536 1,596 1,680 1,792 1,824 1,920 1,995 2,128 2,240 2,280 2,432 2,560 2,660 2,688 3,040 3,072 3,192 3,360 3,584 3,648 3,840 3,990 4,256 4,480 4,560 4,864 5,120 5,320 5,376 6,080 6,384 6,720 7,168 7,296 7,680 7,980 8,512 8,960 9,120 9,728 10,640 10,752 12,160 12,768 13,440 14,592 15,360 15,960 17,024 17,920 18,240 19,456 21,280 21,504 24,320 25,536 26,880 29,184 31,920 34,048 35,840 36,480 42,560 48,640 51,072 53,760 58,368 63,840 68,096 72,960 85,120 97,280 102,144 107,520 127,680 136,192 145,920 170,240 204,288 255,360 291,840 340,480 408,576 510,720 680,960 1,021,440 and 2,042,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,042,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,042,880, 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).