Q: Is 2,517,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,517,240 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 2,517,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 440 660 1,320 1,907 3,814 5,721 7,628 9,535 11,442 15,256 19,070 20,977 22,884 28,605 38,140 41,954 45,768 57,210 62,931 76,280 83,908 104,885 114,420 125,862 167,816 209,770 228,840 251,724 314,655 419,540 503,448 629,310 839,080 1,258,620 and 2,517,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,517,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,517,240, 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).