Q: Is 2,430,972 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,430,972 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 2,430,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 61 81 82 108 122 123 162 164 183 243 244 246 324 366 369 486 492 549 732 738 972 1,098 1,107 1,476 1,647 2,196 2,214 2,501 3,294 3,321 4,428 4,941 5,002 6,588 6,642 7,503 9,882 9,963 10,004 13,284 14,823 15,006 19,764 19,926 22,509 29,646 30,012 39,852 45,018 59,292 67,527 90,036 135,054 202,581 270,108 405,162 607,743 810,324 1,215,486 and 2,430,972, with no remainder.

Since 2,430,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,430,972, 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).