Q: Is 2,996,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,996,820 is a composite number.

Why is 2,996,820 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 2,996,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 16,649 33,298 49,947 66,596 83,245 99,894 149,841 166,490 199,788 249,735 299,682 332,980 499,470 599,364 749,205 998,940 1,498,410 and 2,996,820, with no remainder.

Since 2,996,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,996,820, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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