Q: Is 2,401,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,401,560 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 2,401,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 953 1,260 1,906 2,520 2,859 3,812 4,765 5,718 6,671 7,624 8,577 9,530 11,436 13,342 14,295 17,154 19,060 20,013 22,872 26,684 28,590 33,355 34,308 38,120 40,026 42,885 53,368 57,180 60,039 66,710 68,616 80,052 85,770 100,065 114,360 120,078 133,420 160,104 171,540 200,130 240,156 266,840 300,195 343,080 400,260 480,312 600,390 800,520 1,200,780 and 2,401,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,401,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,401,560, 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).