Q: Is 2,543,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,543,040 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 2,543,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 883 960 1,440 1,766 2,649 2,880 3,532 4,415 5,298 7,064 7,947 8,830 10,596 13,245 14,128 15,894 17,660 21,192 26,490 28,256 31,788 35,320 39,735 42,384 52,980 56,512 63,576 70,640 79,470 84,768 105,960 127,152 141,280 158,940 169,536 211,920 254,304 282,560 317,880 423,840 508,608 635,760 847,680 1,271,520 and 2,543,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,543,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,543,040, 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).