Q: Is 2,601,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,601,040 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 2,601,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 41 52 61 65 80 82 104 122 130 164 205 208 244 260 305 328 410 488 520 533 610 656 793 820 976 1,040 1,066 1,220 1,586 1,640 2,132 2,440 2,501 2,665 3,172 3,280 3,965 4,264 4,880 5,002 5,330 6,344 7,930 8,528 10,004 10,660 12,505 12,688 15,860 20,008 21,320 25,010 31,720 32,513 40,016 42,640 50,020 63,440 65,026 100,040 130,052 162,565 200,080 260,104 325,130 520,208 650,260 1,300,520 and 2,601,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,601,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,601,040, 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).