Q: Is 2,477,790 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,477,790 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 2,477,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 23 27 30 35 38 42 45 46 54 57 63 69 70 81 90 95 105 114 115 126 133 135 138 161 162 171 189 190 207 210 230 266 270 285 315 322 342 345 378 399 405 414 437 483 513 567 570 621 630 665 690 798 805 810 855 874 945 966 1,026 1,035 1,134 1,197 1,242 1,311 1,330 1,449 1,539 1,610 1,710 1,863 1,890 1,995 2,070 2,185 2,394 2,415 2,565 2,622 2,835 2,898 3,059 3,078 3,105 3,591 3,726 3,933 3,990 4,347 4,370 4,830 5,130 5,670 5,985 6,118 6,210 6,555 7,182 7,245 7,695 7,866 8,694 9,177 9,315 10,773 11,799 11,970 13,041 13,110 14,490 15,295 15,390 17,955 18,354 18,630 19,665 21,546 21,735 23,598 26,082 27,531 30,590 35,397 35,910 39,330 43,470 45,885 53,865 55,062 58,995 65,205 70,794 82,593 91,770 107,730 117,990 130,410 137,655 165,186 176,985 247,779 275,310 353,970 412,965 495,558 825,930 1,238,895 and 2,477,790, with no remainder.

Since 2,477,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,477,790, 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).