Q: Is 2,640,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,640,120 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 2,640,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 449 490 588 735 840 898 980 1,176 1,347 1,470 1,796 1,960 2,245 2,694 2,940 3,143 3,592 4,490 5,388 5,880 6,286 6,735 8,980 9,429 10,776 12,572 13,470 15,715 17,960 18,858 22,001 25,144 26,940 31,430 37,716 44,002 47,145 53,880 62,860 66,003 75,432 88,004 94,290 110,005 125,720 132,006 176,008 188,580 220,010 264,012 330,015 377,160 440,020 528,024 660,030 880,040 1,320,060 and 2,640,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,640,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,640,120, 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).