Q: Is 2,989,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,989,440 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 2,989,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 173 180 192 216 240 270 288 320 346 360 384 432 480 519 540 576 640 692 720 864 865 960 1,038 1,080 1,152 1,384 1,440 1,557 1,728 1,730 1,920 2,076 2,160 2,595 2,768 2,880 3,114 3,456 3,460 4,152 4,320 4,671 5,190 5,536 5,760 6,228 6,920 7,785 8,304 8,640 9,342 10,380 11,072 12,456 13,840 15,570 16,608 17,280 18,684 20,760 22,144 23,355 24,912 27,680 31,140 33,216 37,368 41,520 46,710 49,824 55,360 62,280 66,432 74,736 83,040 93,420 99,648 110,720 124,560 149,472 166,080 186,840 199,296 249,120 298,944 332,160 373,680 498,240 597,888 747,360 996,480 1,494,720 and 2,989,440, with no remainder.

Since 2,989,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,989,440, 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).