Q: Is 2,622,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,622,240 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 2,622,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 607 720 864 1,080 1,214 1,440 1,821 2,160 2,428 3,035 3,642 4,320 4,856 5,463 6,070 7,284 9,105 9,712 10,926 12,140 14,568 16,389 18,210 19,424 21,852 24,280 27,315 29,136 32,778 36,420 43,704 48,560 54,630 58,272 65,556 72,840 81,945 87,408 97,120 109,260 131,112 145,680 163,890 174,816 218,520 262,224 291,360 327,780 437,040 524,448 655,560 874,080 1,311,120 and 2,622,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,622,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,622,240, 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).