Q: Is 2,476,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,476,560 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 2,476,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 340 408 510 607 680 816 1,020 1,214 1,360 1,821 2,040 2,428 3,035 3,642 4,080 4,856 6,070 7,284 9,105 9,712 10,319 12,140 14,568 18,210 20,638 24,280 29,136 30,957 36,420 41,276 48,560 51,595 61,914 72,840 82,552 103,190 123,828 145,680 154,785 165,104 206,380 247,656 309,570 412,760 495,312 619,140 825,520 1,238,280 and 2,476,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,476,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,476,560, 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).