Q: Is 2,428,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,428,920 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 2,428,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 72 78 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 156 173 180 195 216 234 260 270 312 346 351 360 390 468 519 520 540 585 692 702 780 865 936 1,038 1,080 1,170 1,384 1,404 1,557 1,560 1,730 1,755 2,076 2,249 2,340 2,595 2,808 3,114 3,460 3,510 4,152 4,498 4,671 4,680 5,190 6,228 6,747 6,920 7,020 7,785 8,996 9,342 10,380 11,245 12,456 13,494 14,040 15,570 17,992 18,684 20,241 20,760 22,490 23,355 26,988 31,140 33,735 37,368 40,482 44,980 46,710 53,976 60,723 62,280 67,470 80,964 89,960 93,420 101,205 121,446 134,940 161,928 186,840 202,410 242,892 269,880 303,615 404,820 485,784 607,230 809,640 1,214,460 and 2,428,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,428,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,428,920, 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).