Q: Is 2,876,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,876,940 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 2,876,940 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 1,453 1,980 2,906 4,359 5,812 7,265 8,718 13,077 14,530 15,983 17,436 21,795 26,154 29,060 31,966 43,590 47,949 52,308 63,932 65,385 79,915 87,180 95,898 130,770 143,847 159,830 191,796 239,745 261,540 287,694 319,660 479,490 575,388 719,235 958,980 1,438,470 and 2,876,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,876,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,876,940, 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).