Q: Is 2,922,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,922,640 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 2,922,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 80 85 112 119 136 140 170 238 272 280 307 340 476 560 595 614 680 952 1,190 1,228 1,360 1,535 1,904 2,149 2,380 2,456 3,070 4,298 4,760 4,912 5,219 6,140 8,596 9,520 10,438 10,745 12,280 17,192 20,876 21,490 24,560 26,095 34,384 36,533 41,752 42,980 52,190 73,066 83,504 85,960 104,380 146,132 171,920 182,665 208,760 292,264 365,330 417,520 584,528 730,660 1,461,320 and 2,922,640, with no remainder.

Since 2,922,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,922,640, 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).