Q: Is 2,447,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,447,060 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 2,447,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 49 55 70 77 98 110 140 154 196 220 227 245 308 385 454 490 539 770 908 980 1,078 1,135 1,540 1,589 2,156 2,270 2,497 2,695 3,178 4,540 4,994 5,390 6,356 7,945 9,988 10,780 11,123 12,485 15,890 17,479 22,246 24,970 31,780 34,958 44,492 49,940 55,615 69,916 87,395 111,230 122,353 174,790 222,460 244,706 349,580 489,412 611,765 1,223,530 and 2,447,060, with no remainder.

Since 2,447,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,447,060, 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).