Q: Is 2,962,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,962,080 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 2,962,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 34 36 40 44 45 48 51 55 60 66 68 72 80 85 88 90 96 99 102 110 120 121 132 136 144 153 160 165 170 176 180 187 198 204 220 240 242 255 264 272 288 306 330 340 352 360 363 374 396 408 440 480 484 495 510 528 544 561 605 612 660 680 720 726 748 765 792 816 880 935 968 990 1,020 1,056 1,089 1,122 1,210 1,224 1,320 1,360 1,440 1,452 1,496 1,530 1,584 1,632 1,683 1,760 1,815 1,870 1,936 1,980 2,040 2,057 2,178 2,244 2,420 2,448 2,640 2,720 2,805 2,904 2,992 3,060 3,168 3,366 3,630 3,740 3,872 3,960 4,080 4,114 4,356 4,488 4,840 4,896 5,280 5,445 5,610 5,808 5,984 6,120 6,171 6,732 7,260 7,480 7,920 8,160 8,228 8,415 8,712 8,976 9,680 10,285 10,890 11,220 11,616 12,240 12,342 13,464 14,520 14,960 15,840 16,456 16,830 17,424 17,952 18,513 19,360 20,570 21,780 22,440 24,480 24,684 26,928 29,040 29,920 30,855 32,912 33,660 34,848 37,026 41,140 43,560 44,880 49,368 53,856 58,080 61,710 65,824 67,320 74,052 82,280 87,120 89,760 92,565 98,736 123,420 134,640 148,104 164,560 174,240 185,130 197,472 246,840 269,280 296,208 329,120 370,260 493,680 592,416 740,520 987,360 1,481,040 and 2,962,080, with no remainder.

Since 2,962,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,962,080, 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).