Q: Is 2,482,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,482,440 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 2,482,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 137 151 274 302 411 453 548 604 685 755 822 906 1,096 1,208 1,370 1,510 1,644 1,812 2,055 2,265 2,740 3,020 3,288 3,624 4,110 4,530 5,480 6,040 8,220 9,060 16,440 18,120 20,687 41,374 62,061 82,748 103,435 124,122 165,496 206,870 248,244 310,305 413,740 496,488 620,610 827,480 1,241,220 and 2,482,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,482,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,482,440, 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).