Q: Is 2,292,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,292,990 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 2,292,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 61 70 105 122 179 183 210 305 358 366 427 537 610 854 895 915 1,074 1,253 1,281 1,790 1,830 2,135 2,506 2,562 2,685 3,759 4,270 5,370 6,265 6,405 7,518 10,919 12,530 12,810 18,795 21,838 32,757 37,590 54,595 65,514 76,433 109,190 152,866 163,785 229,299 327,570 382,165 458,598 764,330 1,146,495 and 2,292,990, with no remainder.

Since 2,292,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,292,990, 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).