Q: Is 2,999,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,999,160 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 2,999,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 2,777 5,554 8,331 11,108 13,885 16,662 22,216 24,993 27,770 33,324 41,655 49,986 55,540 66,648 74,979 83,310 99,972 111,080 124,965 149,958 166,620 199,944 249,930 299,916 333,240 374,895 499,860 599,832 749,790 999,720 1,499,580 and 2,999,160, with no remainder.

Since 2,999,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,999,160, 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).