Q: Is 2,509,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,509,920 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 2,509,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 83 84 90 96 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 160 166 168 180 189 210 216 224 240 249 252 270 280 288 315 332 336 360 378 415 420 432 480 498 504 540 560 581 630 664 672 720 747 756 830 840 864 945 996 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,162 1,245 1,260 1,328 1,440 1,494 1,512 1,660 1,680 1,743 1,890 1,992 2,016 2,160 2,241 2,324 2,490 2,520 2,656 2,905 2,988 3,024 3,320 3,360 3,486 3,735 3,780 3,984 4,320 4,482 4,648 4,980 5,040 5,229 5,810 5,976 6,048 6,640 6,972 7,470 7,560 7,968 8,715 8,964 9,296 9,960 10,080 10,458 11,205 11,620 11,952 13,280 13,944 14,940 15,120 15,687 17,430 17,928 18,592 19,920 20,916 22,410 23,240 23,904 26,145 27,888 29,880 30,240 31,374 34,860 35,856 39,840 41,832 44,820 46,480 52,290 55,776 59,760 62,748 69,720 71,712 78,435 83,664 89,640 92,960 104,580 119,520 125,496 139,440 156,870 167,328 179,280 209,160 250,992 278,880 313,740 358,560 418,320 501,984 627,480 836,640 1,254,960 and 2,509,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,509,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,509,920, 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).