Q: Is 2,901,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,901,640 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 2,901,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 43 56 70 86 140 172 215 241 280 301 344 430 482 602 860 964 1,204 1,205 1,505 1,687 1,720 1,928 2,408 2,410 3,010 3,374 4,820 6,020 6,748 8,435 9,640 10,363 12,040 13,496 16,870 20,726 33,740 41,452 51,815 67,480 72,541 82,904 103,630 145,082 207,260 290,164 362,705 414,520 580,328 725,410 1,450,820 and 2,901,640, with no remainder.

Since 2,901,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,901,640, 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).