Q: Is 2,449,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,449,170 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 2,449,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 47 54 90 94 135 141 193 235 270 282 386 423 470 579 705 846 965 1,158 1,269 1,410 1,737 1,930 2,115 2,538 2,895 3,474 4,230 5,211 5,790 6,345 8,685 9,071 10,422 12,690 17,370 18,142 26,055 27,213 45,355 52,110 54,426 81,639 90,710 136,065 163,278 244,917 272,130 408,195 489,834 816,390 1,224,585 and 2,449,170, with no remainder.

Since 2,449,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,449,170, 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).