Q: Is 2,995,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,995,920 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 2,995,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 24 27 30 36 38 40 45 48 54 57 60 72 73 76 80 90 95 108 114 120 135 144 146 152 171 180 190 216 219 228 240 270 285 292 304 342 360 365 380 432 438 456 513 540 570 584 657 684 720 730 760 855 876 912 1,026 1,080 1,095 1,140 1,168 1,314 1,368 1,387 1,460 1,520 1,710 1,752 1,971 2,052 2,160 2,190 2,280 2,565 2,628 2,736 2,774 2,920 3,285 3,420 3,504 3,942 4,104 4,161 4,380 4,560 5,130 5,256 5,548 5,840 6,570 6,840 6,935 7,884 8,208 8,322 8,760 9,855 10,260 10,512 11,096 12,483 13,140 13,680 13,870 15,768 16,644 17,520 19,710 20,520 20,805 22,192 24,966 26,280 27,740 31,536 33,288 37,449 39,420 41,040 41,610 49,932 52,560 55,480 62,415 66,576 74,898 78,840 83,220 99,864 110,960 124,830 149,796 157,680 166,440 187,245 199,728 249,660 299,592 332,880 374,490 499,320 599,184 748,980 998,640 1,497,960 and 2,995,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,995,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,995,920, 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).