Q: Is 2,529,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,529,920 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 2,529,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 59 64 67 80 118 128 134 160 236 268 295 320 335 472 536 590 640 670 944 1,072 1,180 1,340 1,888 2,144 2,360 2,680 3,776 3,953 4,288 4,720 5,360 7,552 7,906 8,576 9,440 10,720 15,812 18,880 19,765 21,440 31,624 37,760 39,530 42,880 63,248 79,060 126,496 158,120 252,992 316,240 505,984 632,480 1,264,960 and 2,529,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,529,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,529,920, 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).