Q: Is 2,913,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,913,540 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 2,913,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 991 1,470 1,982 2,940 2,973 3,964 4,955 5,946 6,937 9,910 11,892 13,874 14,865 19,820 20,811 27,748 29,730 34,685 41,622 48,559 59,460 69,370 83,244 97,118 104,055 138,740 145,677 194,236 208,110 242,795 291,354 416,220 485,590 582,708 728,385 971,180 1,456,770 and 2,913,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,913,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,913,540, 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).