Q: Is 2,277,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,277,080 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 2,277,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 29 40 52 58 65 104 116 130 145 151 232 260 290 302 377 520 580 604 754 755 1,160 1,208 1,508 1,510 1,885 1,963 3,016 3,020 3,770 3,926 4,379 6,040 7,540 7,852 8,758 9,815 15,080 15,704 17,516 19,630 21,895 35,032 39,260 43,790 56,927 78,520 87,580 113,854 175,160 227,708 284,635 455,416 569,270 1,138,540 and 2,277,080, with no remainder.

Since 2,277,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,277,080, 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).