Q: Is 2,961,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,961,920 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 2,961,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 89 104 128 130 160 178 208 256 260 320 356 416 445 512 520 640 712 832 890 1,040 1,157 1,280 1,424 1,664 1,780 2,080 2,314 2,560 2,848 3,328 3,560 4,160 4,628 5,696 5,785 6,656 7,120 8,320 9,256 11,392 11,570 14,240 16,640 18,512 22,784 23,140 28,480 33,280 37,024 45,568 46,280 56,960 74,048 92,560 113,920 148,096 185,120 227,840 296,192 370,240 592,384 740,480 1,480,960 and 2,961,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,961,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,961,920, 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).