Q: Is 2,604,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,604,420 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 2,604,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 27 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 52 53 54 60 63 65 70 78 84 90 91 105 106 108 117 126 130 135 140 156 159 180 182 189 195 210 212 234 252 260 265 270 273 315 318 351 364 371 378 390 420 455 468 477 530 540 546 585 630 636 689 702 742 756 780 795 819 910 945 954 1,060 1,092 1,113 1,170 1,260 1,365 1,378 1,404 1,431 1,484 1,590 1,638 1,755 1,820 1,855 1,890 1,908 2,067 2,226 2,340 2,385 2,457 2,730 2,756 2,862 3,180 3,276 3,339 3,445 3,510 3,710 3,780 4,095 4,134 4,452 4,770 4,823 4,914 5,460 5,565 5,724 6,201 6,678 6,890 7,020 7,155 7,420 8,190 8,268 9,540 9,646 9,828 10,017 10,335 11,130 12,285 12,402 13,356 13,780 14,310 14,469 16,380 16,695 18,603 19,292 20,034 20,670 22,260 24,115 24,570 24,804 28,620 28,938 31,005 33,390 37,206 40,068 41,340 43,407 48,230 49,140 50,085 57,876 62,010 66,780 72,345 74,412 86,814 93,015 96,460 100,170 124,020 130,221 144,690 173,628 186,030 200,340 217,035 260,442 289,380 372,060 434,070 520,884 651,105 868,140 1,302,210 and 2,604,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,604,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,604,420, 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).