Q: Is 2,456,370 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,456,370 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 2,456,370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 210 245 294 315 441 490 557 630 735 882 1,114 1,470 1,671 2,205 2,785 3,342 3,899 4,410 5,013 5,570 7,798 8,355 10,026 11,697 16,710 19,495 23,394 25,065 27,293 35,091 38,990 50,130 54,586 58,485 70,182 81,879 116,970 136,465 163,758 175,455 245,637 272,930 350,910 409,395 491,274 818,790 1,228,185 and 2,456,370, with no remainder.

Since 2,456,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,456,370, 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).