Q: Is 2,472,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,472,960 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 2,472,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 23 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 46 48 56 60 64 69 70 80 84 92 96 105 112 115 120 128 138 140 160 161 168 184 192 210 224 230 240 256 276 280 320 322 336 345 368 384 420 448 460 480 483 512 552 560 640 644 672 690 736 768 805 840 896 920 960 966 1,024 1,104 1,120 1,280 1,288 1,344 1,380 1,472 1,536 1,610 1,680 1,792 1,840 1,920 1,932 2,208 2,240 2,415 2,560 2,576 2,688 2,760 2,944 3,072 3,220 3,360 3,584 3,680 3,840 3,864 4,416 4,480 4,830 5,120 5,152 5,376 5,520 5,888 6,440 6,720 7,168 7,360 7,680 7,728 8,832 8,960 9,660 10,304 10,752 11,040 11,776 12,880 13,440 14,720 15,360 15,456 17,664 17,920 19,320 20,608 21,504 22,080 23,552 25,760 26,880 29,440 30,912 35,328 35,840 38,640 41,216 44,160 51,520 53,760 58,880 61,824 70,656 77,280 82,432 88,320 103,040 107,520 117,760 123,648 154,560 164,864 176,640 206,080 247,296 309,120 353,280 412,160 494,592 618,240 824,320 1,236,480 and 2,472,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,960, 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).