Q: Is 2,637,635 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,637,635 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 2,637,635 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 13 17 31 35 55 65 77 85 91 119 143 155 187 217 221 341 385 403 455 527 595 715 935 1,001 1,085 1,105 1,309 1,547 1,705 2,015 2,387 2,431 2,635 2,821 3,689 4,433 5,005 5,797 6,545 6,851 7,735 11,935 12,155 14,105 17,017 18,445 22,165 28,985 31,031 34,255 40,579 47,957 75,361 85,085 155,155 202,895 239,785 376,805 527,527 and 2,637,635, with no remainder.

Since 2,637,635 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,637,635, 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).