Q: Is 2,702,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,702,720 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 2,702,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 41 64 80 82 103 128 160 164 205 206 320 328 410 412 515 640 656 820 824 1,030 1,312 1,640 1,648 2,060 2,624 3,280 3,296 4,120 4,223 5,248 6,560 6,592 8,240 8,446 13,120 13,184 16,480 16,892 21,115 26,240 32,960 33,784 42,230 65,920 67,568 84,460 135,136 168,920 270,272 337,840 540,544 675,680 1,351,360 and 2,702,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,702,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,702,720, 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).