Q: Is 2,487,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,487,510 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 2,487,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 37 45 54 74 81 83 90 111 135 162 166 185 222 249 270 333 370 405 415 498 555 666 747 810 830 999 1,110 1,245 1,494 1,665 1,998 2,241 2,490 2,997 3,071 3,330 3,735 4,482 4,995 5,994 6,142 6,723 7,470 9,213 9,990 11,205 13,446 14,985 15,355 18,426 22,410 27,639 29,970 30,710 33,615 46,065 55,278 67,230 82,917 92,130 138,195 165,834 248,751 276,390 414,585 497,502 829,170 1,243,755 and 2,487,510, with no remainder.

Since 2,487,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,487,510, 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).