Q: Is 2,237,370 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,237,370 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 2,237,370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 41 51 82 85 102 107 123 170 205 214 246 255 321 410 510 535 615 642 697 1,070 1,230 1,394 1,605 1,819 2,091 3,210 3,485 3,638 4,182 4,387 5,457 6,970 8,774 9,095 10,455 10,914 13,161 18,190 20,910 21,935 26,322 27,285 43,870 54,570 65,805 74,579 131,610 149,158 223,737 372,895 447,474 745,790 1,118,685 and 2,237,370, with no remainder.

Since 2,237,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,237,370, 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).