Q: Is 2,419,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,419,760 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 2,419,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 29 35 40 56 58 70 80 112 116 140 145 149 203 232 280 290 298 406 464 560 580 596 745 812 1,015 1,043 1,160 1,192 1,490 1,624 2,030 2,086 2,320 2,384 2,980 3,248 4,060 4,172 4,321 5,215 5,960 8,120 8,344 8,642 10,430 11,920 16,240 16,688 17,284 20,860 21,605 30,247 34,568 41,720 43,210 60,494 69,136 83,440 86,420 120,988 151,235 172,840 241,976 302,470 345,680 483,952 604,940 1,209,880 and 2,419,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,419,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,419,760, 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).