Q: Is 2,467,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,467,530 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 2,467,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 19 26 27 30 37 38 39 45 54 57 65 74 78 90 95 111 114 117 130 135 171 185 190 195 222 234 247 270 285 333 342 351 370 390 481 494 513 555 570 585 666 702 703 741 855 962 999 1,026 1,110 1,170 1,235 1,406 1,443 1,482 1,665 1,710 1,755 1,998 2,109 2,223 2,405 2,470 2,565 2,886 3,330 3,510 3,515 3,705 4,218 4,329 4,446 4,810 4,995 5,130 6,327 6,669 7,030 7,215 7,410 8,658 9,139 9,990 10,545 11,115 12,654 12,987 13,338 14,430 18,278 18,981 21,090 21,645 22,230 25,974 27,417 31,635 33,345 37,962 43,290 45,695 54,834 63,270 64,935 66,690 82,251 91,390 94,905 129,870 137,085 164,502 189,810 246,753 274,170 411,255 493,506 822,510 1,233,765 and 2,467,530, with no remainder.

Since 2,467,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,467,530, 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).