Q: Is 2,979,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,979,060 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 2,979,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 41 42 60 70 82 84 105 123 140 164 173 205 210 246 287 346 410 420 492 519 574 615 692 820 861 865 1,038 1,148 1,211 1,230 1,435 1,722 1,730 2,076 2,422 2,460 2,595 2,870 3,444 3,460 3,633 4,305 4,844 5,190 5,740 6,055 7,093 7,266 8,610 10,380 12,110 14,186 14,532 17,220 18,165 21,279 24,220 28,372 35,465 36,330 42,558 49,651 70,930 72,660 85,116 99,302 106,395 141,860 148,953 198,604 212,790 248,255 297,906 425,580 496,510 595,812 744,765 993,020 1,489,530 and 2,979,060, with no remainder.

Since 2,979,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,979,060, 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).