Q: Is 2,501,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,501,280 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 2,501,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 162 180 193 216 240 270 288 324 360 386 405 432 480 540 579 648 720 772 810 864 965 1,080 1,158 1,296 1,440 1,544 1,620 1,737 1,930 2,160 2,316 2,592 2,895 3,088 3,240 3,474 3,860 4,320 4,632 5,211 5,790 6,176 6,480 6,948 7,720 8,685 9,264 10,422 11,580 12,960 13,896 15,440 15,633 17,370 18,528 20,844 23,160 26,055 27,792 30,880 31,266 34,740 41,688 46,320 52,110 55,584 62,532 69,480 78,165 83,376 92,640 104,220 125,064 138,960 156,330 166,752 208,440 250,128 277,920 312,660 416,880 500,256 625,320 833,760 1,250,640 and 2,501,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,501,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,501,280, 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).