Q: Is 2,676,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,676,120 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 2,676,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 29 30 40 58 60 87 116 120 145 174 232 290 348 435 580 696 769 870 1,160 1,538 1,740 2,307 3,076 3,480 3,845 4,614 6,152 7,690 9,228 11,535 15,380 18,456 22,301 23,070 30,760 44,602 46,140 66,903 89,204 92,280 111,505 133,806 178,408 223,010 267,612 334,515 446,020 535,224 669,030 892,040 1,338,060 and 2,676,120, with no remainder.

Since 2,676,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,676,120, 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).