Q: Is 2,801,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,801,940 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 2,801,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 41 51 60 67 68 82 85 102 123 134 164 170 201 204 205 246 255 268 335 340 402 410 492 510 615 670 697 804 820 1,005 1,020 1,139 1,230 1,340 1,394 2,010 2,091 2,278 2,460 2,747 2,788 3,417 3,485 4,020 4,182 4,556 5,494 5,695 6,834 6,970 8,241 8,364 10,455 10,988 11,390 13,668 13,735 13,940 16,482 17,085 20,910 22,780 27,470 32,964 34,170 41,205 41,820 46,699 54,940 68,340 82,410 93,398 140,097 164,820 186,796 233,495 280,194 466,990 560,388 700,485 933,980 1,400,970 and 2,801,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,801,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,801,940, 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).