Q: Is 2,014,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,014,530 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 2,014,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 53 70 105 106 159 181 210 265 318 362 371 530 543 742 795 905 1,086 1,113 1,267 1,590 1,810 1,855 2,226 2,534 2,715 3,710 3,801 5,430 5,565 6,335 7,602 9,593 11,130 12,670 19,005 19,186 28,779 38,010 47,965 57,558 67,151 95,930 134,302 143,895 201,453 287,790 335,755 402,906 671,510 1,007,265 and 2,014,530, with no remainder.

Since 2,014,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,014,530, 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).