Q: Is 2,711,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,711,160 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 2,711,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 360 408 443 510 612 680 765 886 1,020 1,224 1,329 1,530 1,772 2,040 2,215 2,658 3,060 3,544 3,987 4,430 5,316 6,120 6,645 7,531 7,974 8,860 10,632 13,290 15,062 15,948 17,720 19,935 22,593 26,580 30,124 31,896 37,655 39,870 45,186 53,160 60,248 67,779 75,310 79,740 90,372 112,965 135,558 150,620 159,480 180,744 225,930 271,116 301,240 338,895 451,860 542,232 677,790 903,720 1,355,580 and 2,711,160, with no remainder.

Since 2,711,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,711,160, 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).