Q: Is 2,450,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,450,980 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 2,450,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 41 49 61 70 82 98 122 140 164 196 205 244 245 287 305 410 427 490 574 610 820 854 980 1,148 1,220 1,435 1,708 2,009 2,135 2,501 2,870 2,989 4,018 4,270 5,002 5,740 5,978 8,036 8,540 10,004 10,045 11,956 12,505 14,945 17,507 20,090 25,010 29,890 35,014 40,180 50,020 59,780 70,028 87,535 122,549 175,070 245,098 350,140 490,196 612,745 1,225,490 and 2,450,980, with no remainder.

Since 2,450,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,450,980, 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).