Q: Is 2,488,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,488,290 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 2,488,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 41 42 51 70 82 85 102 105 119 123 170 205 210 238 246 255 287 289 357 410 510 574 578 595 615 697 714 861 867 1,190 1,230 1,394 1,435 1,445 1,722 1,734 1,785 2,023 2,091 2,870 2,890 3,485 3,570 4,046 4,182 4,305 4,335 4,879 6,069 6,970 8,610 8,670 9,758 10,115 10,455 11,849 12,138 14,637 20,230 20,910 23,698 24,395 29,274 30,345 35,547 48,790 59,245 60,690 71,094 73,185 82,943 118,490 146,370 165,886 177,735 248,829 355,470 414,715 497,658 829,430 1,244,145 and 2,488,290, with no remainder.

Since 2,488,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,488,290, 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).