Q: Is 2,636,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,636,480 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 2,636,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 64 70 77 80 88 107 110 112 140 154 160 176 214 220 224 280 308 320 352 385 428 440 448 535 560 616 704 749 770 856 880 1,070 1,120 1,177 1,232 1,498 1,540 1,712 1,760 2,140 2,240 2,354 2,464 2,996 3,080 3,424 3,520 3,745 4,280 4,708 4,928 5,885 5,992 6,160 6,848 7,490 8,239 8,560 9,416 11,770 11,984 12,320 14,980 16,478 17,120 18,832 23,540 23,968 24,640 29,960 32,956 34,240 37,664 41,195 47,080 47,936 59,920 65,912 75,328 82,390 94,160 119,840 131,824 164,780 188,320 239,680 263,648 329,560 376,640 527,296 659,120 1,318,240 and 2,636,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,636,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,636,480, 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).