Q: Is 2,989,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,989,560 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 2,989,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 3,559 7,118 10,677 14,236 17,795 21,354 24,913 28,472 35,590 42,708 49,826 53,385 71,180 74,739 85,416 99,652 106,770 124,565 142,360 149,478 199,304 213,540 249,130 298,956 373,695 427,080 498,260 597,912 747,390 996,520 1,494,780 and 2,989,560, with no remainder.

Since 2,989,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,989,560, 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).