Q: Is 2,048,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,048,280 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 2,048,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 101 104 120 130 156 169 195 202 260 303 312 338 390 404 505 507 520 606 676 780 808 845 1,010 1,014 1,212 1,313 1,352 1,515 1,560 1,690 2,020 2,028 2,424 2,535 2,626 3,030 3,380 3,939 4,040 4,056 5,070 5,252 6,060 6,565 6,760 7,878 10,140 10,504 12,120 13,130 15,756 17,069 19,695 20,280 26,260 31,512 34,138 39,390 51,207 52,520 68,276 78,780 85,345 102,414 136,552 157,560 170,690 204,828 256,035 341,380 409,656 512,070 682,760 1,024,140 and 2,048,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,048,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,048,280, 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).