Q: Is 2,695,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,695,440 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 2,695,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 1,021 1,320 2,042 2,640 3,063 4,084 5,105 6,126 8,168 10,210 11,231 12,252 15,315 16,336 20,420 22,462 24,504 30,630 33,693 40,840 44,924 49,008 56,155 61,260 67,386 81,680 89,848 112,310 122,520 134,772 168,465 179,696 224,620 245,040 269,544 336,930 449,240 539,088 673,860 898,480 1,347,720 and 2,695,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,695,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,695,440, 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).