Q: Is 2,489,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,489,130 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 2,489,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 189 210 270 315 378 405 439 567 630 810 878 945 1,134 1,317 1,890 2,195 2,634 2,835 3,073 3,951 4,390 5,670 6,146 6,585 7,902 9,219 11,853 13,170 15,365 18,438 19,755 23,706 27,657 30,730 35,559 39,510 46,095 55,314 59,265 71,118 82,971 92,190 118,530 138,285 165,942 177,795 248,913 276,570 355,590 414,855 497,826 829,710 1,244,565 and 2,489,130, with no remainder.

Since 2,489,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,489,130, 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).