Q: Is 2,905,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,905,000 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 2,905,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 83 100 125 140 166 175 200 250 280 332 350 415 500 581 625 664 700 830 875 1,000 1,162 1,250 1,400 1,660 1,750 2,075 2,324 2,500 2,905 3,320 3,500 4,150 4,375 4,648 5,000 5,810 7,000 8,300 8,750 10,375 11,620 14,525 16,600 17,500 20,750 23,240 29,050 35,000 41,500 51,875 58,100 72,625 83,000 103,750 116,200 145,250 207,500 290,500 363,125 415,000 581,000 726,250 1,452,500 and 2,905,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,905,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,905,000, 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).