Q: Is 2,777,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,777,760 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 2,777,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 643 720 864 1,080 1,286 1,440 1,929 2,160 2,572 3,215 3,858 4,320 5,144 5,787 6,430 7,716 9,645 10,288 11,574 12,860 15,432 17,361 19,290 20,576 23,148 25,720 28,935 30,864 34,722 38,580 46,296 51,440 57,870 61,728 69,444 77,160 86,805 92,592 102,880 115,740 138,888 154,320 173,610 185,184 231,480 277,776 308,640 347,220 462,960 555,552 694,440 925,920 1,388,880 and 2,777,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,777,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,777,760, 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).