Q: Is 2,474,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,474,160 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 2,474,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 61 65 78 80 104 120 122 130 156 169 183 195 208 240 244 260 305 312 338 366 390 488 507 520 610 624 676 732 780 793 845 915 976 1,014 1,040 1,220 1,352 1,464 1,560 1,586 1,690 1,830 2,028 2,379 2,440 2,535 2,704 2,928 3,120 3,172 3,380 3,660 3,965 4,056 4,758 4,880 5,070 6,344 6,760 7,320 7,930 8,112 9,516 10,140 10,309 11,895 12,688 13,520 14,640 15,860 19,032 20,280 20,618 23,790 30,927 31,720 38,064 40,560 41,236 47,580 51,545 61,854 63,440 82,472 95,160 103,090 123,708 154,635 164,944 190,320 206,180 247,416 309,270 412,360 494,832 618,540 824,720 1,237,080 and 2,474,160, with no remainder.

Since 2,474,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,474,160, 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).