Q: Is 2,709,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,709,760 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 2,709,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 73 80 116 128 145 146 160 232 256 290 292 320 365 464 580 584 640 730 928 1,160 1,168 1,280 1,460 1,856 2,117 2,320 2,336 2,920 3,712 4,234 4,640 4,672 5,840 7,424 8,468 9,280 9,344 10,585 11,680 16,936 18,560 18,688 21,170 23,360 33,872 37,120 42,340 46,720 67,744 84,680 93,440 135,488 169,360 270,976 338,720 541,952 677,440 1,354,880 and 2,709,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,709,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,709,760, 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).