Q: Is 2,703,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,703,420 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 2,703,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 460 653 690 828 1,035 1,306 1,380 1,959 2,070 2,612 3,265 3,918 4,140 5,877 6,530 7,836 9,795 11,754 13,060 15,019 19,590 23,508 29,385 30,038 39,180 45,057 58,770 60,076 75,095 90,114 117,540 135,171 150,190 180,228 225,285 270,342 300,380 450,570 540,684 675,855 901,140 1,351,710 and 2,703,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,703,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,703,420, 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).