Q: Is 2,349,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,349,870 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 2,349,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 37 58 73 74 87 111 145 146 174 185 219 222 290 365 370 435 438 555 730 870 1,073 1,095 1,110 2,117 2,146 2,190 2,701 3,219 4,234 5,365 5,402 6,351 6,438 8,103 10,585 10,730 12,702 13,505 16,095 16,206 21,170 27,010 31,755 32,190 40,515 63,510 78,329 81,030 156,658 234,987 391,645 469,974 783,290 1,174,935 and 2,349,870, with no remainder.

Since 2,349,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,349,870, 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).