Q: Is 2,918,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,918,560 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 2,918,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 29 32 34 37 40 58 68 74 80 85 116 136 145 148 160 170 185 232 272 290 296 340 370 464 493 544 580 592 629 680 740 928 986 1,073 1,160 1,184 1,258 1,360 1,480 1,972 2,146 2,320 2,465 2,516 2,720 2,960 3,145 3,944 4,292 4,640 4,930 5,032 5,365 5,920 6,290 7,888 8,584 9,860 10,064 10,730 12,580 15,776 17,168 18,241 19,720 20,128 21,460 25,160 34,336 36,482 39,440 42,920 50,320 72,964 78,880 85,840 91,205 100,640 145,928 171,680 182,410 291,856 364,820 583,712 729,640 1,459,280 and 2,918,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,918,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,918,560, 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).