Q: Is 2,358,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,358,070 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 2,358,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 13 17 22 26 34 55 65 85 97 110 130 143 170 187 194 221 286 374 442 485 715 935 970 1,067 1,105 1,261 1,430 1,649 1,870 2,134 2,210 2,431 2,522 3,298 4,862 5,335 6,305 8,245 10,670 12,155 12,610 13,871 16,490 18,139 21,437 24,310 27,742 36,278 42,874 69,355 90,695 107,185 138,710 181,390 214,370 235,807 471,614 1,179,035 and 2,358,070, with no remainder.

Since 2,358,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,358,070, 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).