Q: Is 2,346,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,346,630 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 2,346,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 22 26 30 33 39 55 65 66 78 110 130 143 165 195 286 330 390 429 547 715 858 1,094 1,430 1,641 2,145 2,735 3,282 4,290 5,470 6,017 7,111 8,205 12,034 14,222 16,410 18,051 21,333 30,085 35,555 36,102 42,666 60,170 71,110 78,221 90,255 106,665 156,442 180,510 213,330 234,663 391,105 469,326 782,210 1,173,315 and 2,346,630, with no remainder.

Since 2,346,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,346,630, 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).