Q: Is 2,921,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,921,760 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 2,921,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,029 4,058 6,087 8,116 10,145 12,174 16,232 18,261 20,290 24,348 30,435 32,464 36,522 40,580 48,696 60,870 64,928 73,044 81,160 91,305 97,392 121,740 146,088 162,320 182,610 194,784 243,480 292,176 324,640 365,220 486,960 584,352 730,440 973,920 1,460,880 and 2,921,760, with no remainder.

Since 2,921,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,921,760, 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).