Q: Is 2,449,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,449,230 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 2,449,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 107 109 210 214 218 321 327 535 545 642 654 749 763 1,070 1,090 1,498 1,526 1,605 1,635 2,247 2,289 3,210 3,270 3,745 3,815 4,494 4,578 7,490 7,630 11,235 11,445 11,663 22,470 22,890 23,326 34,989 58,315 69,978 81,641 116,630 163,282 174,945 244,923 349,890 408,205 489,846 816,410 1,224,615 and 2,449,230, with no remainder.

Since 2,449,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,449,230, 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).