Q: Is 2,482,515 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,482,515 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 2,482,515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 37 45 63 71 105 111 135 185 189 213 259 315 333 355 497 555 639 777 945 999 1,065 1,295 1,491 1,665 1,917 2,331 2,485 2,627 3,195 3,885 4,473 4,995 6,993 7,455 7,881 9,585 11,655 13,135 13,419 18,389 22,365 23,643 34,965 39,405 55,167 67,095 70,929 91,945 118,215 165,501 275,835 354,645 496,503 827,505 and 2,482,515, with no remainder.

Since 2,482,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,482,515, 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).