Q: Is 2,248,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,248,560 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 2,248,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 144 162 180 216 240 270 324 347 360 405 432 540 648 694 720 810 1,041 1,080 1,296 1,388 1,620 1,735 2,082 2,160 2,776 3,123 3,240 3,470 4,164 5,205 5,552 6,246 6,480 6,940 8,328 9,369 10,410 12,492 13,880 15,615 16,656 18,738 20,820 24,984 27,760 28,107 31,230 37,476 41,640 46,845 49,968 56,214 62,460 74,952 83,280 93,690 112,428 124,920 140,535 149,904 187,380 224,856 249,840 281,070 374,760 449,712 562,140 749,520 1,124,280 and 2,248,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,248,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,248,560, 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).