Q: Is 2,988,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,988,000 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 2,988,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 83 90 96 100 120 125 144 150 160 166 180 200 225 240 249 250 288 300 332 360 375 400 415 450 480 498 500 600 664 720 747 750 800 830 900 996 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,440 1,494 1,500 1,660 1,800 1,992 2,000 2,075 2,250 2,400 2,490 2,656 2,988 3,000 3,320 3,600 3,735 3,984 4,000 4,150 4,500 4,980 5,976 6,000 6,225 6,640 7,200 7,470 7,968 8,300 9,000 9,960 10,375 11,952 12,000 12,450 13,280 14,940 16,600 18,000 18,675 19,920 20,750 23,904 24,900 29,880 31,125 33,200 36,000 37,350 39,840 41,500 49,800 59,760 62,250 66,400 74,700 83,000 93,375 99,600 119,520 124,500 149,400 166,000 186,750 199,200 249,000 298,800 332,000 373,500 498,000 597,600 747,000 996,000 1,494,000 and 2,988,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,988,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,988,000, 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).