Q: Is 2,664,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,664,540 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 2,664,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 113 131 180 226 262 339 393 452 524 565 655 678 786 1,017 1,130 1,179 1,310 1,356 1,572 1,695 1,965 2,034 2,260 2,358 2,620 3,390 3,930 4,068 4,716 5,085 5,895 6,780 7,860 10,170 11,790 14,803 20,340 23,580 29,606 44,409 59,212 74,015 88,818 133,227 148,030 177,636 222,045 266,454 296,060 444,090 532,908 666,135 888,180 1,332,270 and 2,664,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,664,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,664,540, 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).