Q: Is 2,863,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,863,040 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 2,863,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 64 80 92 115 160 184 230 320 368 389 460 736 778 920 1,472 1,556 1,840 1,945 3,112 3,680 3,890 6,224 7,360 7,780 8,947 12,448 15,560 17,894 24,896 31,120 35,788 44,735 62,240 71,576 89,470 124,480 143,152 178,940 286,304 357,880 572,608 715,760 1,431,520 and 2,863,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,863,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,863,040, 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).