Q: Is 2,679,075 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,679,075 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 2,679,075 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 49 63 75 81 105 135 147 175 189 225 243 245 315 405 441 525 567 675 729 735 945 1,215 1,225 1,323 1,575 1,701 2,025 2,187 2,205 2,835 3,645 3,675 3,969 4,725 5,103 6,075 6,615 8,505 10,935 11,025 11,907 14,175 15,309 18,225 19,845 25,515 33,075 35,721 42,525 54,675 59,535 76,545 99,225 107,163 127,575 178,605 297,675 382,725 535,815 893,025 and 2,679,075, with no remainder.

Since 2,679,075 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,679,075, 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).