Q: Is 2,079,930 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,079,930 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 2,079,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 30 38 41 57 82 89 95 114 123 178 190 205 246 267 285 410 445 534 570 615 779 890 1,230 1,335 1,558 1,691 2,337 2,670 3,382 3,649 3,895 4,674 5,073 7,298 7,790 8,455 10,146 10,947 11,685 16,910 18,245 21,894 23,370 25,365 36,490 50,730 54,735 69,331 109,470 138,662 207,993 346,655 415,986 693,310 1,039,965 and 2,079,930, with no remainder.

Since 2,079,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,079,930, 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).