Q: Is 2,484,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,484,240 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 2,484,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 941 1,320 1,882 2,640 2,823 3,764 4,705 5,646 7,528 9,410 10,351 11,292 14,115 15,056 18,820 20,702 22,584 28,230 31,053 37,640 41,404 45,168 51,755 56,460 62,106 75,280 82,808 103,510 112,920 124,212 155,265 165,616 207,020 225,840 248,424 310,530 414,040 496,848 621,060 828,080 1,242,120 and 2,484,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,484,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,484,240, 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).