Q: Is 2,959,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,959,200 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 2,959,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 108 120 135 137 144 150 160 180 200 216 225 240 270 274 288 300 360 400 411 432 450 480 540 548 600 675 685 720 800 822 864 900 1,080 1,096 1,200 1,233 1,350 1,370 1,440 1,644 1,800 2,055 2,160 2,192 2,400 2,466 2,700 2,740 3,288 3,425 3,600 3,699 4,110 4,320 4,384 4,932 5,400 5,480 6,165 6,576 6,850 7,200 7,398 8,220 9,864 10,275 10,800 10,960 12,330 13,152 13,700 14,796 16,440 18,495 19,728 20,550 21,600 21,920 24,660 27,400 29,592 30,825 32,880 36,990 39,456 41,100 49,320 54,800 59,184 61,650 65,760 73,980 82,200 92,475 98,640 109,600 118,368 123,300 147,960 164,400 184,950 197,280 246,600 295,920 328,800 369,900 493,200 591,840 739,800 986,400 1,479,600 and 2,959,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,959,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,959,200, 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).