Q: Is 2,880,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,880,480 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 2,880,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 96 102 120 136 160 170 204 240 255 272 340 353 408 480 510 544 680 706 816 1,020 1,059 1,360 1,412 1,632 1,765 2,040 2,118 2,720 2,824 3,530 4,080 4,236 5,295 5,648 6,001 7,060 8,160 8,472 10,590 11,296 12,002 14,120 16,944 18,003 21,180 24,004 28,240 30,005 33,888 36,006 42,360 48,008 56,480 60,010 72,012 84,720 90,015 96,016 120,020 144,024 169,440 180,030 192,032 240,040 288,048 360,060 480,080 576,096 720,120 960,160 1,440,240 and 2,880,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,880,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,880,480, 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).