Q: Is 2,434,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,434,230 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 2,434,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 37 43 45 51 74 85 86 90 102 111 129 153 170 185 215 222 255 258 306 333 370 387 430 510 555 629 645 666 731 765 774 1,110 1,258 1,290 1,462 1,530 1,591 1,665 1,887 1,935 2,193 3,145 3,182 3,330 3,655 3,774 3,870 4,386 4,773 5,661 6,290 6,579 7,310 7,955 9,435 9,546 10,965 11,322 13,158 14,319 15,910 18,870 21,930 23,865 27,047 28,305 28,638 32,895 47,730 54,094 56,610 65,790 71,595 81,141 135,235 143,190 162,282 243,423 270,470 405,705 486,846 811,410 1,217,115 and 2,434,230, with no remainder.

Since 2,434,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,434,230, 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).