Q: Is 2,997,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,997,360 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 2,997,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 48 60 69 72 80 90 92 115 120 138 144 180 181 184 207 230 240 276 345 360 362 368 414 460 543 552 690 720 724 828 905 920 1,035 1,086 1,104 1,380 1,448 1,629 1,656 1,810 1,840 2,070 2,172 2,715 2,760 2,896 3,258 3,312 3,620 4,140 4,163 4,344 5,430 5,520 6,516 7,240 8,145 8,280 8,326 8,688 10,860 12,489 13,032 14,480 16,290 16,560 16,652 20,815 21,720 24,978 26,064 32,580 33,304 37,467 41,630 43,440 49,956 62,445 65,160 66,608 74,934 83,260 99,912 124,890 130,320 149,868 166,520 187,335 199,824 249,780 299,736 333,040 374,670 499,560 599,472 749,340 999,120 1,498,680 and 2,997,360, with no remainder.

Since 2,997,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,997,360, 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).