Q: Is 2,415,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,415,690 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 2,415,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 27 30 45 46 54 69 90 115 135 138 207 230 270 345 389 414 621 690 778 1,035 1,167 1,242 1,945 2,070 2,334 3,105 3,501 3,890 5,835 6,210 7,002 8,947 10,503 11,670 17,505 17,894 21,006 26,841 35,010 44,735 52,515 53,682 80,523 89,470 105,030 134,205 161,046 241,569 268,410 402,615 483,138 805,230 1,207,845 and 2,415,690, with no remainder.

Since 2,415,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,415,690, 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).