Q: Is 2,079,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,079,315 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 2,079,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 23 35 41 45 49 63 69 105 115 123 147 161 205 207 245 287 315 345 369 441 483 615 735 805 861 943 1,035 1,127 1,435 1,449 1,845 2,009 2,205 2,415 2,583 2,829 3,381 4,305 4,715 5,635 6,027 6,601 7,245 8,487 10,045 10,143 12,915 14,145 16,905 18,081 19,803 30,135 33,005 42,435 46,207 50,715 59,409 90,405 99,015 138,621 231,035 297,045 415,863 693,105 and 2,079,315, with no remainder.

Since 2,079,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,079,315, 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).