Q: Is 2,888,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,888,130 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 2,888,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 510 595 714 809 1,190 1,618 1,785 2,427 3,570 4,045 4,854 5,663 8,090 11,326 12,135 13,753 16,989 24,270 27,506 28,315 33,978 41,259 56,630 68,765 82,518 84,945 96,271 137,530 169,890 192,542 206,295 288,813 412,590 481,355 577,626 962,710 1,444,065 and 2,888,130, with no remainder.

Since 2,888,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,888,130, 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).