Q: Is 2,631,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,631,720 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 2,631,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 120 130 140 156 168 182 195 210 241 260 273 280 312 364 390 420 455 482 520 546 723 728 780 840 910 964 1,092 1,205 1,365 1,446 1,560 1,687 1,820 1,928 2,184 2,410 2,730 2,892 3,133 3,374 3,615 3,640 4,820 5,061 5,460 5,784 6,266 6,748 7,230 8,435 9,399 9,640 10,122 10,920 12,532 13,496 14,460 15,665 16,870 18,798 20,244 21,931 25,064 25,305 28,920 31,330 33,740 37,596 40,488 43,862 46,995 50,610 62,660 65,793 67,480 75,192 87,724 93,990 101,220 109,655 125,320 131,586 175,448 187,980 202,440 219,310 263,172 328,965 375,960 438,620 526,344 657,930 877,240 1,315,860 and 2,631,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,631,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,631,720, 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).