Q: Is 2,916,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,916,880 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 2,916,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 76 80 95 101 152 190 202 304 361 380 404 505 722 760 808 1,010 1,444 1,520 1,616 1,805 1,919 2,020 2,888 3,610 3,838 4,040 5,776 7,220 7,676 8,080 9,595 14,440 15,352 19,190 28,880 30,704 36,461 38,380 72,922 76,760 145,844 153,520 182,305 291,688 364,610 583,376 729,220 1,458,440 and 2,916,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,916,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,916,880, 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).