Q: Is 2,738,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,738,280 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 2,738,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 1,201 2,280 2,402 3,603 4,804 6,005 7,206 9,608 12,010 14,412 18,015 22,819 24,020 28,824 36,030 45,638 48,040 68,457 72,060 91,276 114,095 136,914 144,120 182,552 228,190 273,828 342,285 456,380 547,656 684,570 912,760 1,369,140 and 2,738,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,738,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,738,280, 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).