Q: Is 2,894,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,894,600 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 2,894,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 164 200 205 328 353 410 706 820 1,025 1,412 1,640 1,765 2,050 2,824 3,530 4,100 7,060 8,200 8,825 14,120 14,473 17,650 28,946 35,300 57,892 70,600 72,365 115,784 144,730 289,460 361,825 578,920 723,650 1,447,300 and 2,894,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,894,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,894,600, 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).