Q: Is 2,454,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,454,120 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 2,454,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 360 401 408 510 612 680 765 802 1,020 1,203 1,224 1,530 1,604 2,005 2,040 2,406 3,060 3,208 3,609 4,010 4,812 6,015 6,120 6,817 7,218 8,020 9,624 12,030 13,634 14,436 16,040 18,045 20,451 24,060 27,268 28,872 34,085 36,090 40,902 48,120 54,536 61,353 68,170 72,180 81,804 102,255 122,706 136,340 144,360 163,608 204,510 245,412 272,680 306,765 409,020 490,824 613,530 818,040 1,227,060 and 2,454,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,454,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,454,120, 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).