Q: Is 2,745,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,745,480 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 2,745,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 137 167 274 334 411 501 548 668 685 822 835 1,002 1,096 1,336 1,370 1,644 1,670 2,004 2,055 2,505 2,740 3,288 3,340 4,008 4,110 5,010 5,480 6,680 8,220 10,020 16,440 20,040 22,879 45,758 68,637 91,516 114,395 137,274 183,032 228,790 274,548 343,185 457,580 549,096 686,370 915,160 1,372,740 and 2,745,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,745,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,745,480, 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).