Q: Is 2,490,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,490,240 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 2,490,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,297 1,920 2,594 3,891 5,188 6,485 7,782 10,376 12,970 15,564 19,455 20,752 25,940 31,128 38,910 41,504 51,880 62,256 77,820 83,008 103,760 124,512 155,640 166,016 207,520 249,024 311,280 415,040 498,048 622,560 830,080 1,245,120 and 2,490,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,490,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,490,240, 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).