Q: Is 2,679,030 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,679,030 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 2,679,030 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 85 90 102 103 153 170 206 255 289 306 309 510 515 578 618 765 867 927 1,030 1,445 1,530 1,545 1,734 1,751 1,854 2,601 2,890 3,090 3,502 4,335 4,635 5,202 5,253 8,670 8,755 9,270 10,506 13,005 15,759 17,510 26,010 26,265 29,767 31,518 52,530 59,534 78,795 89,301 148,835 157,590 178,602 267,903 297,670 446,505 535,806 893,010 1,339,515 and 2,679,030, with no remainder.

Since 2,679,030 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,679,030, 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).