Q: Is 2,732,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,732,960 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 2,732,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 29 31 32 38 40 58 62 76 80 95 116 124 145 152 155 160 190 232 248 290 304 310 380 464 496 551 580 589 608 620 760 899 928 992 1,102 1,160 1,178 1,240 1,520 1,798 2,204 2,320 2,356 2,480 2,755 2,945 3,040 3,596 4,408 4,495 4,640 4,712 4,960 5,510 5,890 7,192 8,816 8,990 9,424 11,020 11,780 14,384 17,081 17,632 17,980 18,848 22,040 23,560 28,768 34,162 35,960 44,080 47,120 68,324 71,920 85,405 88,160 94,240 136,648 143,840 170,810 273,296 341,620 546,592 683,240 1,366,480 and 2,732,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,732,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,732,960, 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).