Q: Is 2,176,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,176,510 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 2,176,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 31 34 35 59 62 70 85 118 119 155 170 217 238 295 310 413 434 527 590 595 826 1,003 1,054 1,085 1,190 1,829 2,006 2,065 2,170 2,635 3,658 3,689 4,130 5,015 5,270 7,021 7,378 9,145 10,030 12,803 14,042 18,290 18,445 25,606 31,093 35,105 36,890 62,186 64,015 70,210 128,030 155,465 217,651 310,930 435,302 1,088,255 and 2,176,510, with no remainder.

Since 2,176,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,176,510, 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).