Q: Is 2,527,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,527,470 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 2,527,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 23 27 30 33 37 45 46 54 55 66 69 74 90 99 110 111 115 135 138 165 185 198 207 222 230 253 270 297 330 333 345 370 407 414 495 506 555 594 621 666 690 759 814 851 990 999 1,035 1,110 1,221 1,242 1,265 1,485 1,518 1,665 1,702 1,998 2,035 2,070 2,277 2,442 2,530 2,553 2,970 3,105 3,330 3,663 3,795 4,070 4,255 4,554 4,995 5,106 6,105 6,210 6,831 7,326 7,590 7,659 8,510 9,361 9,990 10,989 11,385 12,210 12,765 13,662 15,318 18,315 18,722 21,978 22,770 22,977 25,530 28,083 34,155 36,630 38,295 45,954 46,805 54,945 56,166 68,310 76,590 84,249 93,610 109,890 114,885 140,415 168,498 229,770 252,747 280,830 421,245 505,494 842,490 1,263,735 and 2,527,470, with no remainder.

Since 2,527,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,527,470, 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).