Q: Is 2,484,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,484,720 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 2,484,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 28 29 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 48 51 56 58 60 63 68 70 72 80 84 85 87 90 102 105 112 116 119 120 126 136 140 144 145 153 168 170 174 180 203 204 210 232 238 240 252 255 261 272 280 290 306 315 336 340 348 357 360 406 408 420 435 464 476 493 504 510 522 560 580 595 609 612 630 680 696 714 720 765 812 816 840 870 952 986 1,008 1,015 1,020 1,044 1,071 1,160 1,190 1,218 1,224 1,260 1,305 1,360 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,530 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,785 1,827 1,904 1,972 2,030 2,040 2,088 2,142 2,320 2,380 2,436 2,448 2,465 2,520 2,610 2,856 2,958 3,045 3,060 3,248 3,451 3,480 3,570 3,654 3,944 4,060 4,080 4,176 4,284 4,437 4,760 4,872 4,930 5,040 5,220 5,355 5,712 5,916 6,090 6,120 6,902 6,960 7,140 7,308 7,395 7,888 8,120 8,568 8,874 9,135 9,520 9,744 9,860 10,353 10,440 10,710 11,832 12,180 12,240 13,804 14,280 14,616 14,790 16,240 17,136 17,255 17,748 18,270 19,720 20,706 20,880 21,420 22,185 23,664 24,360 27,608 28,560 29,232 29,580 31,059 34,510 35,496 36,540 39,440 41,412 42,840 44,370 48,720 51,765 55,216 59,160 62,118 69,020 70,992 73,080 82,824 85,680 88,740 103,530 118,320 124,236 138,040 146,160 155,295 165,648 177,480 207,060 248,472 276,080 310,590 354,960 414,120 496,944 621,180 828,240 1,242,360 and 2,484,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,484,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,484,720, 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).