Q: Is 2,531,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,531,520 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 2,531,520 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 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 270 288 293 320 360 432 480 540 576 586 720 864 879 960 1,080 1,172 1,440 1,465 1,728 1,758 2,160 2,344 2,637 2,880 2,930 3,516 4,320 4,395 4,688 5,274 5,860 7,032 7,911 8,640 8,790 9,376 10,548 11,720 13,185 14,064 15,822 17,580 18,752 21,096 23,440 26,370 28,128 31,644 35,160 39,555 42,192 46,880 52,740 56,256 63,288 70,320 79,110 84,384 93,760 105,480 126,576 140,640 158,220 168,768 210,960 253,152 281,280 316,440 421,920 506,304 632,880 843,840 1,265,760 and 2,531,520, with no remainder.

Since 2,531,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,531,520, 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).