Q: Is 2,527,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,527,980 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 2,527,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 105 130 140 156 182 195 210 260 273 364 390 420 455 463 546 780 910 926 1,092 1,365 1,389 1,820 1,852 2,315 2,730 2,778 3,241 4,630 5,460 5,556 6,019 6,482 6,945 9,260 9,723 12,038 12,964 13,890 16,205 18,057 19,446 24,076 27,780 30,095 32,410 36,114 38,892 42,133 48,615 60,190 64,820 72,228 84,266 90,285 97,230 120,380 126,399 168,532 180,570 194,460 210,665 252,798 361,140 421,330 505,596 631,995 842,660 1,263,990 and 2,527,980, with no remainder.

Since 2,527,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,527,980, 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).