Q: Is 2,437,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,437,890 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 2,437,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 19 21 26 30 35 38 39 42 47 57 65 70 78 91 94 95 105 114 130 133 141 182 190 195 210 235 247 266 273 282 285 329 390 399 455 470 494 546 570 611 658 665 705 741 798 893 910 987 1,222 1,235 1,330 1,365 1,410 1,482 1,645 1,729 1,786 1,833 1,974 1,995 2,470 2,679 2,730 3,055 3,290 3,458 3,666 3,705 3,990 4,277 4,465 4,935 5,187 5,358 6,110 6,251 7,410 8,554 8,645 8,930 9,165 9,870 10,374 11,609 12,502 12,831 13,395 17,290 18,330 18,753 21,385 23,218 25,662 25,935 26,790 31,255 34,827 37,506 42,770 51,870 58,045 62,510 64,155 69,654 81,263 93,765 116,090 128,310 162,526 174,135 187,530 243,789 348,270 406,315 487,578 812,630 1,218,945 and 2,437,890, with no remainder.

Since 2,437,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,437,890, 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).