Q: Is 2,829,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,829,420 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 2,829,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,429 1,980 2,858 4,287 5,716 7,145 8,574 12,861 14,290 15,719 17,148 21,435 25,722 28,580 31,438 42,870 47,157 51,444 62,876 64,305 78,595 85,740 94,314 128,610 141,471 157,190 188,628 235,785 257,220 282,942 314,380 471,570 565,884 707,355 943,140 1,414,710 and 2,829,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,829,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,829,420, 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).