Q: Is 2,617,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,617,860 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 2,617,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 35 42 46 60 69 70 84 92 105 115 138 140 161 210 230 271 276 322 345 420 460 483 542 644 690 805 813 966 1,084 1,355 1,380 1,610 1,626 1,897 1,932 2,415 2,710 3,220 3,252 3,794 4,065 4,830 5,420 5,691 6,233 7,588 8,130 9,485 9,660 11,382 12,466 16,260 18,699 18,970 22,764 24,932 28,455 31,165 37,398 37,940 43,631 56,910 62,330 74,796 87,262 93,495 113,820 124,660 130,893 174,524 186,990 218,155 261,786 373,980 436,310 523,572 654,465 872,620 1,308,930 and 2,617,860, with no remainder.

Since 2,617,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,617,860, 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).