Q: Is 2,573,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,573,120 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 2,573,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 32 34 40 43 44 55 64 68 80 85 86 88 110 136 160 170 172 176 187 215 220 272 320 340 344 352 374 430 440 473 544 680 688 704 731 748 860 880 935 946 1,088 1,360 1,376 1,462 1,496 1,720 1,760 1,870 1,892 2,365 2,720 2,752 2,924 2,992 3,440 3,520 3,655 3,740 3,784 4,730 5,440 5,848 5,984 6,880 7,310 7,480 7,568 8,041 9,460 11,696 11,968 13,760 14,620 14,960 15,136 16,082 18,920 23,392 29,240 29,920 30,272 32,164 37,840 40,205 46,784 58,480 59,840 64,328 75,680 80,410 116,960 128,656 151,360 160,820 233,920 257,312 321,640 514,624 643,280 1,286,560 and 2,573,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,573,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,573,120, 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).