Q: Is 2,738,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,738,760 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 2,738,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 29 30 40 58 60 87 116 120 145 174 232 290 348 435 580 696 787 870 1,160 1,574 1,740 2,361 3,148 3,480 3,935 4,722 6,296 7,870 9,444 11,805 15,740 18,888 22,823 23,610 31,480 45,646 47,220 68,469 91,292 94,440 114,115 136,938 182,584 228,230 273,876 342,345 456,460 547,752 684,690 912,920 1,369,380 and 2,738,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,738,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,738,760, 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).