Q: Is 2,610,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,610,720 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 2,610,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 37 40 42 45 48 49 56 60 63 70 72 74 80 84 90 96 98 105 111 112 120 126 140 144 147 148 160 168 180 185 196 210 222 224 240 245 252 259 280 288 294 296 315 333 336 360 370 392 420 441 444 480 490 504 518 555 560 588 592 630 666 672 720 735 740 777 784 840 882 888 980 1,008 1,036 1,110 1,120 1,176 1,184 1,260 1,295 1,332 1,440 1,470 1,480 1,554 1,568 1,665 1,680 1,764 1,776 1,813 1,960 2,016 2,072 2,205 2,220 2,331 2,352 2,520 2,590 2,664 2,940 2,960 3,108 3,330 3,360 3,528 3,552 3,626 3,885 3,920 4,144 4,410 4,440 4,662 4,704 5,040 5,180 5,328 5,439 5,880 5,920 6,216 6,660 7,056 7,252 7,770 7,840 8,288 8,820 8,880 9,065 9,324 10,080 10,360 10,656 10,878 11,655 11,760 12,432 13,320 14,112 14,504 15,540 16,317 17,640 17,760 18,130 18,648 20,720 21,756 23,310 23,520 24,864 26,640 27,195 29,008 31,080 32,634 35,280 36,260 37,296 41,440 43,512 46,620 53,280 54,390 58,016 62,160 65,268 70,560 72,520 74,592 81,585 87,024 93,240 108,780 124,320 130,536 145,040 163,170 174,048 186,480 217,560 261,072 290,080 326,340 372,960 435,120 522,144 652,680 870,240 1,305,360 and 2,610,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,610,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,610,720, 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).