Q: Is 2,462,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,462,040 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 2,462,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 977 1,260 1,954 2,520 2,931 3,908 4,885 5,862 6,839 7,816 8,793 9,770 11,724 13,678 14,655 17,586 19,540 20,517 23,448 27,356 29,310 34,195 35,172 39,080 41,034 43,965 54,712 58,620 61,551 68,390 70,344 82,068 87,930 102,585 117,240 123,102 136,780 164,136 175,860 205,170 246,204 273,560 307,755 351,720 410,340 492,408 615,510 820,680 1,231,020 and 2,462,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,462,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,462,040, 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).