Q: Is 2,968,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,968,000 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 2,968,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 53 56 64 70 80 100 106 112 125 140 160 175 200 212 224 250 265 280 320 350 371 400 424 448 500 530 560 700 742 800 848 875 1,000 1,060 1,120 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,600 1,696 1,750 1,855 2,000 2,120 2,240 2,650 2,800 2,968 3,392 3,500 3,710 4,000 4,240 5,300 5,600 5,936 6,625 7,000 7,420 8,000 8,480 9,275 10,600 11,200 11,872 13,250 14,000 14,840 16,960 18,550 21,200 23,744 26,500 28,000 29,680 37,100 42,400 46,375 53,000 56,000 59,360 74,200 84,800 92,750 106,000 118,720 148,400 185,500 212,000 296,800 371,000 424,000 593,600 742,000 1,484,000 and 2,968,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,968,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,968,000, 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).