Q: Is 2,207,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,207,730 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 2,207,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 10,513 21,026 31,539 52,565 63,078 73,591 105,130 147,182 157,695 220,773 315,390 367,955 441,546 735,910 1,103,865 and 2,207,730, with no remainder.

Since 2,207,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,207,730, 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).