Q: Is 2,124,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,480 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 2,124,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 2,213 4,426 6,639 8,852 11,065 13,278 17,704 22,130 26,556 33,195 35,408 44,260 53,112 66,390 70,816 88,520 106,224 132,780 141,632 177,040 212,448 265,560 354,080 424,896 531,120 708,160 1,062,240 and 2,124,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,480, 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).