Q: Is 2,968,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,968,880 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 2,968,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 37 40 59 68 74 80 85 118 136 148 170 185 236 272 295 296 340 370 472 590 592 629 680 740 944 1,003 1,180 1,258 1,360 1,480 2,006 2,183 2,360 2,516 2,960 3,145 4,012 4,366 4,720 5,015 5,032 6,290 8,024 8,732 10,030 10,064 10,915 12,580 16,048 17,464 20,060 21,830 25,160 34,928 37,111 40,120 43,660 50,320 74,222 80,240 87,320 148,444 174,640 185,555 296,888 371,110 593,776 742,220 1,484,440 and 2,968,880, with no remainder.

Since 2,968,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,968,880, 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).