Q: Is 2,481,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,481,360 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 2,481,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 98 105 112 120 140 147 168 196 210 211 240 245 280 294 336 392 420 422 490 560 588 633 735 784 840 844 980 1,055 1,176 1,266 1,470 1,477 1,680 1,688 1,960 2,110 2,352 2,532 2,940 2,954 3,165 3,376 3,920 4,220 4,431 5,064 5,880 5,908 6,330 7,385 8,440 8,862 10,128 10,339 11,760 11,816 12,660 14,770 16,880 17,724 20,678 22,155 23,632 25,320 29,540 31,017 35,448 41,356 44,310 50,640 51,695 59,080 62,034 70,896 82,712 88,620 103,390 118,160 124,068 155,085 165,424 177,240 206,780 248,136 310,170 354,480 413,560 496,272 620,340 827,120 1,240,680 and 2,481,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,481,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,481,360, 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).