Q: Is 2,888,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,888,730 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 2,888,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 39 45 54 65 78 90 117 130 135 195 234 270 351 390 585 702 823 1,170 1,646 1,755 2,469 3,510 4,115 4,938 7,407 8,230 10,699 12,345 14,814 21,398 22,221 24,690 32,097 37,035 44,442 53,495 64,194 74,070 96,291 106,990 111,105 160,485 192,582 222,210 288,873 320,970 481,455 577,746 962,910 1,444,365 and 2,888,730, with no remainder.

Since 2,888,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,888,730, 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).