Q: Is 2,617,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,617,440 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 2,617,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 41 42 48 56 57 60 70 76 80 82 84 95 96 105 112 114 120 123 133 140 152 160 164 168 190 205 210 224 228 240 246 266 280 285 287 304 328 336 380 399 410 420 456 480 492 532 560 570 574 608 615 656 665 672 760 779 798 820 840 861 912 984 1,064 1,120 1,140 1,148 1,230 1,312 1,330 1,435 1,520 1,558 1,596 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,824 1,968 1,995 2,128 2,280 2,296 2,337 2,460 2,660 2,870 3,040 3,116 3,192 3,280 3,360 3,444 3,895 3,936 3,990 4,256 4,305 4,560 4,592 4,674 4,920 5,320 5,453 5,740 6,232 6,384 6,560 6,888 7,790 7,980 8,610 9,120 9,184 9,348 9,840 10,640 10,906 11,480 11,685 12,464 12,768 13,776 15,580 15,960 16,359 17,220 18,696 19,680 21,280 21,812 22,960 23,370 24,928 27,265 27,552 31,160 31,920 32,718 34,440 37,392 43,624 45,920 46,740 54,530 62,320 63,840 65,436 68,880 74,784 81,795 87,248 93,480 109,060 124,640 130,872 137,760 163,590 174,496 186,960 218,120 261,744 327,180 373,920 436,240 523,488 654,360 872,480 1,308,720 and 2,617,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,617,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,617,440, 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).