Q: Is 2,448,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,448,420 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 2,448,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 43 52 60 65 73 78 86 129 130 146 156 172 195 215 219 258 260 292 365 390 430 438 516 559 645 730 780 860 876 949 1,095 1,118 1,290 1,460 1,677 1,898 2,190 2,236 2,580 2,795 2,847 3,139 3,354 3,796 4,380 4,745 5,590 5,694 6,278 6,708 8,385 9,417 9,490 11,180 11,388 12,556 14,235 15,695 16,770 18,834 18,980 28,470 31,390 33,540 37,668 40,807 47,085 56,940 62,780 81,614 94,170 122,421 163,228 188,340 204,035 244,842 408,070 489,684 612,105 816,140 1,224,210 and 2,448,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,448,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,448,420, 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).