Q: Is 2,892,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,892,960 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 2,892,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 41 42 45 48 49 56 60 63 70 72 80 82 84 90 96 98 105 112 120 123 126 140 144 147 160 164 168 180 196 205 210 224 240 245 246 252 280 287 288 294 315 328 336 360 369 392 410 420 441 480 490 492 504 560 574 588 615 630 656 672 720 735 738 784 820 840 861 882 980 984 1,008 1,120 1,148 1,176 1,230 1,260 1,312 1,435 1,440 1,470 1,476 1,568 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,764 1,845 1,960 1,968 2,009 2,016 2,205 2,296 2,352 2,460 2,520 2,583 2,870 2,940 2,952 3,280 3,360 3,444 3,528 3,690 3,920 3,936 4,018 4,305 4,410 4,592 4,704 4,920 5,040 5,166 5,740 5,880 5,904 6,027 6,560 6,888 7,056 7,380 7,840 8,036 8,610 8,820 9,184 9,840 10,045 10,080 10,332 11,480 11,760 11,808 12,054 12,915 13,776 14,112 14,760 16,072 17,220 17,640 18,081 19,680 20,090 20,664 22,960 23,520 24,108 25,830 27,552 29,520 30,135 32,144 34,440 35,280 36,162 40,180 41,328 45,920 48,216 51,660 59,040 60,270 64,288 68,880 70,560 72,324 80,360 82,656 90,405 96,432 103,320 120,540 137,760 144,648 160,720 180,810 192,864 206,640 241,080 289,296 321,440 361,620 413,280 482,160 578,592 723,240 964,320 1,446,480 and 2,892,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,892,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,892,960, 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).