Q: Is 2,955,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,955,900 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 2,955,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 59 60 75 100 118 150 167 177 236 295 300 334 354 501 590 668 708 835 885 1,002 1,180 1,475 1,670 1,770 2,004 2,505 2,950 3,340 3,540 4,175 4,425 5,010 5,900 8,350 8,850 9,853 10,020 12,525 16,700 17,700 19,706 25,050 29,559 39,412 49,265 50,100 59,118 98,530 118,236 147,795 197,060 246,325 295,590 492,650 591,180 738,975 985,300 1,477,950 and 2,955,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,955,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,955,900, 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).