Q: Is 2,955,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,955,960 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 2,955,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 27 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 46 51 54 56 60 63 68 69 70 72 84 85 90 92 102 105 108 115 119 120 126 135 136 138 140 153 161 168 170 180 184 189 204 207 210 216 230 238 252 255 270 276 280 306 315 322 340 345 357 360 378 391 408 414 420 459 460 476 483 504 510 540 552 595 612 621 630 644 680 690 714 756 765 782 805 828 840 918 920 945 952 966 1,020 1,035 1,071 1,080 1,173 1,190 1,224 1,242 1,260 1,288 1,380 1,428 1,449 1,512 1,530 1,564 1,610 1,656 1,785 1,836 1,890 1,932 1,955 2,040 2,070 2,142 2,295 2,346 2,380 2,415 2,484 2,520 2,737 2,760 2,856 2,898 3,060 3,105 3,128 3,213 3,220 3,519 3,570 3,672 3,780 3,864 3,910 4,140 4,284 4,347 4,590 4,692 4,760 4,830 4,968 5,355 5,474 5,796 5,865 6,120 6,210 6,426 6,440 7,038 7,140 7,245 7,560 7,820 8,211 8,280 8,568 8,694 9,180 9,384 9,660 10,557 10,710 10,948 11,592 11,730 12,420 12,852 13,685 14,076 14,280 14,490 15,640 16,065 16,422 17,388 17,595 18,360 19,320 21,114 21,420 21,735 21,896 23,460 24,633 24,840 25,704 27,370 28,152 28,980 32,130 32,844 34,776 35,190 41,055 42,228 42,840 43,470 46,920 49,266 52,785 54,740 57,960 64,260 65,688 70,380 73,899 82,110 84,456 86,940 98,532 105,570 109,480 123,165 128,520 140,760 147,798 164,220 173,880 197,064 211,140 246,330 295,596 328,440 369,495 422,280 492,660 591,192 738,990 985,320 1,477,980 and 2,955,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,955,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,955,960, 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).