Q: Is 2,415,015 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,415,015 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 2,415,015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 67 81 89 135 201 267 335 405 445 603 801 1,005 1,335 1,809 2,403 3,015 4,005 5,427 5,963 7,209 9,045 12,015 17,889 27,135 29,815 36,045 53,667 89,445 161,001 268,335 483,003 805,005 and 2,415,015, with no remainder.

Since 2,415,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,415,015, 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).