Q: Is 2,562,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,562,720 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 2,562,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 96 114 120 152 160 190 228 240 281 285 304 380 456 480 562 570 608 760 843 912 1,124 1,140 1,405 1,520 1,686 1,824 2,248 2,280 2,810 3,040 3,372 4,215 4,496 4,560 5,339 5,620 6,744 8,430 8,992 9,120 10,678 11,240 13,488 16,017 16,860 21,356 22,480 26,695 26,976 32,034 33,720 42,712 44,960 53,390 64,068 67,440 80,085 85,424 106,780 128,136 134,880 160,170 170,848 213,560 256,272 320,340 427,120 512,544 640,680 854,240 1,281,360 and 2,562,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,562,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,562,720, 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).