Q: Is 2,468,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,468,160 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 2,468,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 857 960 1,440 1,714 2,571 2,880 3,428 4,285 5,142 6,856 7,713 8,570 10,284 12,855 13,712 15,426 17,140 20,568 25,710 27,424 30,852 34,280 38,565 41,136 51,420 54,848 61,704 68,560 77,130 82,272 102,840 123,408 137,120 154,260 164,544 205,680 246,816 274,240 308,520 411,360 493,632 617,040 822,720 1,234,080 and 2,468,160, with no remainder.

Since 2,468,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,468,160, 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).