Q: Is 2,616,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,616,240 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 2,616,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 991 1,320 1,982 2,640 2,973 3,964 4,955 5,946 7,928 9,910 10,901 11,892 14,865 15,856 19,820 21,802 23,784 29,730 32,703 39,640 43,604 47,568 54,505 59,460 65,406 79,280 87,208 109,010 118,920 130,812 163,515 174,416 218,020 237,840 261,624 327,030 436,040 523,248 654,060 872,080 1,308,120 and 2,616,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,616,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,616,240, 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).