Q: Is 2,698,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,698,920 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 2,698,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 49 51 54 56 60 63 68 70 72 81 84 85 90 98 102 105 108 119 120 126 135 136 140 147 153 162 168 170 180 189 196 204 210 216 238 245 252 255 270 280 294 306 315 324 340 357 360 378 392 405 408 420 441 459 476 490 504 510 540 567 588 595 612 630 648 680 714 735 756 765 810 833 840 882 918 945 952 980 1,020 1,071 1,080 1,134 1,176 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,323 1,377 1,428 1,470 1,512 1,530 1,620 1,666 1,764 1,785 1,836 1,890 1,960 2,040 2,142 2,205 2,268 2,295 2,380 2,499 2,520 2,646 2,754 2,835 2,856 2,940 3,060 3,213 3,240 3,332 3,528 3,570 3,672 3,780 3,969 4,165 4,284 4,410 4,536 4,590 4,760 4,998 5,292 5,355 5,508 5,670 5,880 6,120 6,426 6,615 6,664 6,885 7,140 7,497 7,560 7,938 8,330 8,568 8,820 9,180 9,639 9,996 10,584 10,710 11,016 11,340 12,495 12,852 13,230 13,770 14,280 14,994 15,876 16,065 16,660 17,640 18,360 19,278 19,845 19,992 21,420 22,491 22,680 24,990 25,704 26,460 27,540 29,988 31,752 32,130 33,320 37,485 38,556 39,690 42,840 44,982 48,195 49,980 52,920 55,080 59,976 64,260 67,473 74,970 77,112 79,380 89,964 96,390 99,960 112,455 128,520 134,946 149,940 158,760 179,928 192,780 224,910 269,892 299,880 337,365 385,560 449,820 539,784 674,730 899,640 1,349,460 and 2,698,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,698,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,698,920, 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).