Q: Is 2,668,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,668,480 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 2,668,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 64 80 124 155 160 248 269 310 320 496 538 620 992 1,076 1,240 1,345 1,984 2,152 2,480 2,690 4,304 4,960 5,380 8,339 8,608 9,920 10,760 16,678 17,216 21,520 33,356 41,695 43,040 66,712 83,390 86,080 133,424 166,780 266,848 333,560 533,696 667,120 1,334,240 and 2,668,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,668,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,668,480, 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).