Q: Is 2,506,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,506,770 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 2,506,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 23 30 35 42 45 46 63 69 70 90 105 115 126 138 161 173 207 210 230 315 322 345 346 414 483 519 630 690 805 865 966 1,035 1,038 1,211 1,449 1,557 1,610 1,730 2,070 2,415 2,422 2,595 2,898 3,114 3,633 3,979 4,830 5,190 6,055 7,245 7,266 7,785 7,958 10,899 11,937 12,110 14,490 15,570 18,165 19,895 21,798 23,874 27,853 35,811 36,330 39,790 54,495 55,706 59,685 71,622 83,559 108,990 119,370 139,265 167,118 179,055 250,677 278,530 358,110 417,795 501,354 835,590 1,253,385 and 2,506,770, with no remainder.

Since 2,506,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,506,770, 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).