Q: Is 2,474,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,474,280 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 2,474,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 29 30 36 40 45 54 58 60 72 79 87 90 108 116 120 135 145 158 174 180 216 232 237 261 270 290 316 348 360 395 435 474 522 540 580 632 696 711 783 790 870 948 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,185 1,305 1,422 1,566 1,580 1,740 1,896 2,088 2,133 2,291 2,370 2,610 2,844 3,132 3,160 3,480 3,555 3,915 4,266 4,582 4,740 5,220 5,688 6,264 6,873 7,110 7,830 8,532 9,164 9,480 10,440 10,665 11,455 13,746 14,220 15,660 17,064 18,328 20,619 21,330 22,910 27,492 28,440 31,320 34,365 41,238 42,660 45,820 54,984 61,857 68,730 82,476 85,320 91,640 103,095 123,714 137,460 164,952 206,190 247,428 274,920 309,285 412,380 494,856 618,570 824,760 1,237,140 and 2,474,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,474,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,474,280, 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).