Q: Is 2,432,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,432,520 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 2,432,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 29 30 36 40 45 58 60 72 87 90 116 120 145 174 180 232 233 261 290 348 360 435 466 522 580 696 699 870 932 1,044 1,160 1,165 1,305 1,398 1,740 1,864 2,088 2,097 2,330 2,610 2,796 3,480 3,495 4,194 4,660 5,220 5,592 6,757 6,990 8,388 9,320 10,440 10,485 13,514 13,980 16,776 20,271 20,970 27,028 27,960 33,785 40,542 41,940 54,056 60,813 67,570 81,084 83,880 101,355 121,626 135,140 162,168 202,710 243,252 270,280 304,065 405,420 486,504 608,130 810,840 1,216,260 and 2,432,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,432,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,432,520, 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).