Q: Is 2,611,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,611,560 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 2,611,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 3,109 6,218 9,327 12,436 15,545 18,654 21,763 24,872 31,090 37,308 43,526 46,635 62,180 65,289 74,616 87,052 93,270 108,815 124,360 130,578 174,104 186,540 217,630 261,156 326,445 373,080 435,260 522,312 652,890 870,520 1,305,780 and 2,611,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,611,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,611,560, 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).