Q: Is 2,701,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,701,440 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 2,701,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 64 67 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 112 120 126 128 134 140 144 160 168 180 192 201 210 224 240 252 268 280 288 315 320 335 336 360 384 402 420 448 469 480 504 536 560 576 603 630 640 670 672 720 804 840 896 938 960 1,005 1,008 1,072 1,120 1,152 1,206 1,260 1,340 1,344 1,407 1,440 1,608 1,680 1,876 1,920 2,010 2,016 2,144 2,240 2,345 2,412 2,520 2,680 2,688 2,814 2,880 3,015 3,216 3,360 3,752 4,020 4,032 4,221 4,288 4,480 4,690 4,824 5,040 5,360 5,628 5,760 6,030 6,432 6,720 7,035 7,504 8,040 8,064 8,442 8,576 9,380 9,648 10,080 10,720 11,256 12,060 12,864 13,440 14,070 15,008 16,080 16,884 18,760 19,296 20,160 21,105 21,440 22,512 24,120 25,728 28,140 30,016 32,160 33,768 37,520 38,592 40,320 42,210 42,880 45,024 48,240 56,280 60,032 64,320 67,536 75,040 77,184 84,420 90,048 96,480 112,560 128,640 135,072 150,080 168,840 180,096 192,960 225,120 270,144 300,160 337,680 385,920 450,240 540,288 675,360 900,480 1,350,720 and 2,701,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,701,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,701,440, 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).