Q: Is 2,387,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,387,070 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 2,387,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 189 210 270 315 378 405 421 567 630 810 842 945 1,134 1,263 1,890 2,105 2,526 2,835 2,947 3,789 4,210 5,670 5,894 6,315 7,578 8,841 11,367 12,630 14,735 17,682 18,945 22,734 26,523 29,470 34,101 37,890 44,205 53,046 56,835 68,202 79,569 88,410 113,670 132,615 159,138 170,505 238,707 265,230 341,010 397,845 477,414 795,690 1,193,535 and 2,387,070, with no remainder.

Since 2,387,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,387,070, 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).