Q: Is 2,887,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,887,280 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 2,887,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 34 40 44 55 68 80 85 88 110 136 170 176 187 193 220 272 340 374 386 440 680 748 772 880 935 965 1,360 1,496 1,544 1,870 1,930 2,123 2,992 3,088 3,281 3,740 3,860 4,246 6,562 7,480 7,720 8,492 10,615 13,124 14,960 15,440 16,405 16,984 21,230 26,248 32,810 33,968 36,091 42,460 52,496 65,620 72,182 84,920 131,240 144,364 169,840 180,455 262,480 288,728 360,910 577,456 721,820 1,443,640 and 2,887,280, with no remainder.

Since 2,887,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,887,280, 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).