Q: Is 2,626,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,626,240 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 2,626,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 145 160 232 283 290 320 464 566 580 928 1,132 1,160 1,415 1,856 2,264 2,320 2,830 4,528 4,640 5,660 8,207 9,056 9,280 11,320 16,414 18,112 22,640 32,828 41,035 45,280 65,656 82,070 90,560 131,312 164,140 262,624 328,280 525,248 656,560 1,313,120 and 2,626,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,626,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,626,240, 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).