Q: Is 2,615,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,615,220 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 2,615,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 29 30 36 45 54 58 60 87 90 108 116 135 145 167 174 180 261 270 290 334 348 435 501 522 540 580 668 783 835 870 1,002 1,044 1,305 1,503 1,566 1,670 1,740 2,004 2,505 2,610 3,006 3,132 3,340 3,915 4,509 4,843 5,010 5,220 6,012 7,515 7,830 9,018 9,686 10,020 14,529 15,030 15,660 18,036 19,372 22,545 24,215 29,058 30,060 43,587 45,090 48,430 58,116 72,645 87,174 90,180 96,860 130,761 145,290 174,348 217,935 261,522 290,580 435,870 523,044 653,805 871,740 1,307,610 and 2,615,220, with no remainder.

Since 2,615,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,615,220, 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).