Q: Is 2,436,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,436,560 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 2,436,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 35 38 40 56 70 76 80 95 112 133 140 152 190 229 266 280 304 380 458 532 560 665 760 916 1,064 1,145 1,330 1,520 1,603 1,832 2,128 2,290 2,660 3,206 3,664 4,351 4,580 5,320 6,412 8,015 8,702 9,160 10,640 12,824 16,030 17,404 18,320 21,755 25,648 30,457 32,060 34,808 43,510 60,914 64,120 69,616 87,020 121,828 128,240 152,285 174,040 243,656 304,570 348,080 487,312 609,140 1,218,280 and 2,436,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,436,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436,560, 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).