Q: Is 2,434,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,434,560 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 2,434,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 317 320 384 480 512 634 640 768 951 960 1,268 1,280 1,536 1,585 1,902 1,920 2,536 2,560 3,170 3,804 3,840 4,755 5,072 6,340 7,608 7,680 9,510 10,144 12,680 15,216 19,020 20,288 25,360 30,432 38,040 40,576 50,720 60,864 76,080 81,152 101,440 121,728 152,160 162,304 202,880 243,456 304,320 405,760 486,912 608,640 811,520 1,217,280 and 2,434,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,434,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,434,560, 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).