Q: Is 2,980,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,980,720 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 2,980,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 37 38 40 53 74 76 80 95 106 148 152 185 190 212 265 296 304 370 380 424 530 592 703 740 760 848 1,007 1,060 1,406 1,480 1,520 1,961 2,014 2,120 2,812 2,960 3,515 3,922 4,028 4,240 5,035 5,624 7,030 7,844 8,056 9,805 10,070 11,248 14,060 15,688 16,112 19,610 20,140 28,120 31,376 37,259 39,220 40,280 56,240 74,518 78,440 80,560 149,036 156,880 186,295 298,072 372,590 596,144 745,180 1,490,360 and 2,980,720, with no remainder.

Since 2,980,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,980,720, 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).