Q: Is 2,480,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,480,760 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 2,480,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 2,297 4,594 6,891 9,188 11,485 13,782 18,376 20,673 22,970 27,564 34,455 41,346 45,940 55,128 62,019 68,910 82,692 91,880 103,365 124,038 137,820 165,384 206,730 248,076 275,640 310,095 413,460 496,152 620,190 826,920 1,240,380 and 2,480,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,480,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,480,760, 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).