Q: Is 2,708,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,708,480 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 2,708,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 64 80 92 115 128 160 184 230 256 320 368 460 512 529 640 736 920 1,024 1,058 1,280 1,472 1,840 2,116 2,560 2,645 2,944 3,680 4,232 5,120 5,290 5,888 7,360 8,464 10,580 11,776 14,720 16,928 21,160 23,552 29,440 33,856 42,320 58,880 67,712 84,640 117,760 135,424 169,280 270,848 338,560 541,696 677,120 1,354,240 and 2,708,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,708,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,708,480, 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).