Q: Is 2,955,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,955,540 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 2,955,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 31 35 42 60 62 70 84 93 105 124 140 155 186 210 217 227 310 372 420 434 454 465 620 651 681 868 908 930 1,085 1,135 1,302 1,362 1,589 1,860 2,170 2,270 2,604 2,724 3,178 3,255 3,405 4,340 4,540 4,767 6,356 6,510 6,810 7,037 7,945 9,534 13,020 13,620 14,074 15,890 19,068 21,111 23,835 28,148 31,780 35,185 42,222 47,670 49,259 70,370 84,444 95,340 98,518 105,555 140,740 147,777 197,036 211,110 246,295 295,554 422,220 492,590 591,108 738,885 985,180 1,477,770 and 2,955,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,955,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,955,540, 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).