Q: Is 2,720,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,720,880 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 2,720,880 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 3,779 7,558 11,337 15,116 18,895 22,674 30,232 34,011 37,790 45,348 56,685 60,464 68,022 75,580 90,696 113,370 136,044 151,160 170,055 181,392 226,740 272,088 302,320 340,110 453,480 544,176 680,220 906,960 1,360,440 and 2,720,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,720,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,720,880, 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).