Q: Is 2,486,055 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,486,055 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 2,486,055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 13 15 19 33 39 55 57 61 65 95 143 165 183 195 209 247 285 305 429 627 671 715 741 793 915 1,045 1,159 1,235 2,013 2,145 2,379 2,717 3,135 3,355 3,477 3,705 3,965 5,795 8,151 8,723 10,065 11,895 12,749 13,585 15,067 17,385 26,169 38,247 40,755 43,615 45,201 63,745 75,335 130,845 165,737 191,235 226,005 497,211 828,685 and 2,486,055, with no remainder.

Since 2,486,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,486,055, 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).