Q: Is 2,936,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,936,920 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 2,936,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 140 170 238 280 340 476 595 617 680 952 1,190 1,234 2,380 2,468 3,085 4,319 4,760 4,936 6,170 8,638 10,489 12,340 17,276 20,978 21,595 24,680 34,552 41,956 43,190 52,445 73,423 83,912 86,380 104,890 146,846 172,760 209,780 293,692 367,115 419,560 587,384 734,230 1,468,460 and 2,936,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,936,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,936,920, 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).