Q: Is 2,230,767 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,230,767 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 2,230,767 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 29 33 37 63 77 87 99 111 189 203 231 259 261 297 319 333 407 609 693 777 783 957 999 1,073 1,221 1,827 2,079 2,233 2,331 2,849 2,871 3,219 3,663 5,481 6,699 6,993 7,511 8,547 8,613 9,657 10,989 11,803 20,097 22,533 25,641 28,971 35,409 60,291 67,599 76,923 82,621 106,227 202,797 247,863 318,681 743,589 and 2,230,767, with no remainder.

Since 2,230,767 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,230,767, 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).