Q: Is 2,758,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,758,320 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 2,758,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,277 2,160 2,554 3,831 5,108 6,385 7,662 10,216 11,493 12,770 15,324 19,155 20,432 22,986 25,540 30,648 34,479 38,310 45,972 51,080 57,465 61,296 68,958 76,620 91,944 102,160 114,930 137,916 153,240 172,395 183,888 229,860 275,832 306,480 344,790 459,720 551,664 689,580 919,440 1,379,160 and 2,758,320, with no remainder.

Since 2,758,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,758,320, 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).