Q: Is 2,712,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,712,240 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 2,712,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 3,767 7,534 11,301 15,068 18,835 22,602 30,136 33,903 37,670 45,204 56,505 60,272 67,806 75,340 90,408 113,010 135,612 150,680 169,515 180,816 226,020 271,224 301,360 339,030 452,040 542,448 678,060 904,080 1,356,120 and 2,712,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,712,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,712,240, 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).