Q: Is 2,889,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,889,320 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 2,889,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 140 170 238 280 340 476 595 607 680 952 1,190 1,214 2,380 2,428 3,035 4,249 4,760 4,856 6,070 8,498 10,319 12,140 16,996 20,638 21,245 24,280 33,992 41,276 42,490 51,595 72,233 82,552 84,980 103,190 144,466 169,960 206,380 288,932 361,165 412,760 577,864 722,330 1,444,660 and 2,889,320, with no remainder.

Since 2,889,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,889,320, 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).