Q: Is 2,841,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,841,480 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 2,841,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 877 1,080 1,620 1,754 2,631 3,240 3,508 4,385 5,262 7,016 7,893 8,770 10,524 13,155 15,786 17,540 21,048 23,679 26,310 31,572 35,080 39,465 47,358 52,620 63,144 71,037 78,930 94,716 105,240 118,395 142,074 157,860 189,432 236,790 284,148 315,720 355,185 473,580 568,296 710,370 947,160 1,420,740 and 2,841,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,841,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,841,480, 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).