Q: Is 2,948,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,948,480 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 2,948,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 160 170 271 272 320 340 542 544 640 680 1,084 1,088 1,355 1,360 2,168 2,176 2,710 2,720 4,336 4,607 5,420 5,440 8,672 9,214 10,840 10,880 17,344 18,428 21,680 23,035 34,688 36,856 43,360 46,070 73,712 86,720 92,140 147,424 173,440 184,280 294,848 368,560 589,696 737,120 1,474,240 and 2,948,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,948,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,948,480, 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).