Q: Is 2,423,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,423,520 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 2,423,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 27 30 32 33 34 36 40 44 45 48 51 54 55 60 66 68 72 80 81 85 88 90 96 99 102 108 110 120 132 135 136 144 153 160 162 165 170 176 180 187 198 204 216 220 240 255 264 270 272 288 297 306 324 330 340 352 360 374 396 405 408 432 440 459 480 495 510 528 540 544 561 594 612 648 660 680 720 748 765 792 810 816 864 880 891 918 935 990 1,020 1,056 1,080 1,122 1,188 1,224 1,296 1,320 1,360 1,377 1,440 1,485 1,496 1,530 1,584 1,620 1,632 1,683 1,760 1,782 1,836 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,160 2,244 2,295 2,376 2,448 2,592 2,640 2,720 2,754 2,805 2,970 2,992 3,060 3,168 3,240 3,366 3,564 3,672 3,740 3,960 4,080 4,320 4,455 4,488 4,590 4,752 4,896 5,049 5,280 5,508 5,610 5,940 5,984 6,120 6,480 6,732 6,885 7,128 7,344 7,480 7,920 8,160 8,415 8,910 8,976 9,180 9,504 10,098 11,016 11,220 11,880 12,240 12,960 13,464 13,770 14,256 14,688 14,960 15,147 15,840 16,830 17,820 17,952 18,360 20,196 22,032 22,440 23,760 24,480 25,245 26,928 27,540 28,512 29,920 30,294 33,660 35,640 36,720 40,392 44,064 44,880 47,520 50,490 53,856 55,080 60,588 67,320 71,280 73,440 75,735 80,784 89,760 100,980 110,160 121,176 134,640 142,560 151,470 161,568 201,960 220,320 242,352 269,280 302,940 403,920 484,704 605,880 807,840 1,211,760 and 2,423,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,423,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,423,520, 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).