Q: Is 2,873,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,873,360 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 2,873,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 196 245 280 392 490 560 733 784 980 1,466 1,960 2,932 3,665 3,920 5,131 5,864 7,330 10,262 11,728 14,660 20,524 25,655 29,320 35,917 41,048 51,310 58,640 71,834 82,096 102,620 143,668 179,585 205,240 287,336 359,170 410,480 574,672 718,340 1,436,680 and 2,873,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,873,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,873,360, 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).