Q: Is 2,819,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,819,960 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 2,819,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 17 20 22 26 29 34 40 44 52 55 58 65 68 85 88 104 110 116 130 136 143 145 170 187 220 221 232 260 286 290 319 340 374 377 440 442 493 520 572 580 638 680 715 748 754 884 935 986 1,105 1,144 1,160 1,276 1,430 1,496 1,508 1,595 1,768 1,870 1,885 1,972 2,210 2,431 2,465 2,552 2,860 3,016 3,190 3,740 3,770 3,944 4,147 4,420 4,862 4,930 5,423 5,720 6,380 6,409 7,480 7,540 8,294 8,840 9,724 9,860 10,846 12,155 12,760 12,818 15,080 16,588 19,448 19,720 20,735 21,692 24,310 25,636 27,115 32,045 33,176 41,470 43,384 48,620 51,272 54,230 64,090 70,499 82,940 97,240 108,460 128,180 140,998 165,880 216,920 256,360 281,996 352,495 563,992 704,990 1,409,980 and 2,819,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,819,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,819,960, 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).