Q: Is 2,974,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,974,920 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 2,974,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 1,907 3,814 5,721 7,628 9,535 11,442 15,256 19,070 22,884 24,791 28,605 38,140 45,768 49,582 57,210 74,373 76,280 99,164 114,420 123,955 148,746 198,328 228,840 247,910 297,492 371,865 495,820 594,984 743,730 991,640 1,487,460 and 2,974,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,974,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,974,920, 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).