Q: Is 2,106,930 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,106,930 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 2,106,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 79 105 127 158 210 237 254 381 395 474 553 635 762 790 889 1,106 1,185 1,270 1,659 1,778 1,905 2,370 2,667 2,765 3,318 3,810 4,445 5,334 5,530 8,295 8,890 10,033 13,335 16,590 20,066 26,670 30,099 50,165 60,198 70,231 100,330 140,462 150,495 210,693 300,990 351,155 421,386 702,310 1,053,465 and 2,106,930, with no remainder.

Since 2,106,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,106,930, 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).