Q: Is 2,428,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,428,080 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 2,428,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 67 80 120 134 151 201 240 268 302 335 402 453 536 604 670 755 804 906 1,005 1,072 1,208 1,340 1,510 1,608 1,812 2,010 2,265 2,416 2,680 3,020 3,216 3,624 4,020 4,530 5,360 6,040 7,248 8,040 9,060 10,117 12,080 16,080 18,120 20,234 30,351 36,240 40,468 50,585 60,702 80,936 101,170 121,404 151,755 161,872 202,340 242,808 303,510 404,680 485,616 607,020 809,360 1,214,040 and 2,428,080, with no remainder.

Since 2,428,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,428,080, 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).