Q: Is 2,572,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,572,080 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 2,572,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,531 1,680 3,062 4,593 6,124 7,655 9,186 10,717 12,248 15,310 18,372 21,434 22,965 24,496 30,620 32,151 36,744 42,868 45,930 53,585 61,240 64,302 73,488 85,736 91,860 107,170 122,480 128,604 160,755 171,472 183,720 214,340 257,208 321,510 367,440 428,680 514,416 643,020 857,360 1,286,040 and 2,572,080, with no remainder.

Since 2,572,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,572,080, 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).