Q: Is 2,822,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,822,040 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 2,822,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 67 72 78 81 90 104 108 117 120 130 134 135 156 162 180 195 201 216 234 260 268 270 312 324 335 351 360 390 402 405 468 520 536 540 585 603 648 670 702 780 804 810 871 936 1,005 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,206 1,340 1,404 1,560 1,608 1,620 1,742 1,755 1,809 2,010 2,106 2,340 2,412 2,613 2,680 2,808 3,015 3,240 3,484 3,510 3,618 4,020 4,212 4,355 4,680 4,824 5,226 5,265 5,427 6,030 6,968 7,020 7,236 7,839 8,040 8,424 8,710 9,045 10,452 10,530 10,854 12,060 13,065 14,040 14,472 15,678 17,420 18,090 20,904 21,060 21,708 23,517 24,120 26,130 27,135 31,356 34,840 36,180 39,195 42,120 43,416 47,034 52,260 54,270 62,712 70,551 72,360 78,390 94,068 104,520 108,540 117,585 141,102 156,780 188,136 217,080 235,170 282,204 313,560 352,755 470,340 564,408 705,510 940,680 1,411,020 and 2,822,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,822,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,822,040, 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).