Q: Is 2,760,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,760,960 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 2,760,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 640 719 768 960 1,280 1,438 1,920 2,157 2,876 3,595 3,840 4,314 5,752 7,190 8,628 10,785 11,504 14,380 17,256 21,570 23,008 28,760 34,512 43,140 46,016 57,520 69,024 86,280 92,032 115,040 138,048 172,560 184,064 230,080 276,096 345,120 460,160 552,192 690,240 920,320 1,380,480 and 2,760,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,760,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,760,960, 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).