Q: Is 2,717,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,717,010 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 2,717,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 29 30 45 54 58 87 90 135 145 174 261 270 290 347 435 522 694 783 870 1,041 1,305 1,566 1,735 2,082 2,610 3,123 3,470 3,915 5,205 6,246 7,830 9,369 10,063 10,410 15,615 18,738 20,126 30,189 31,230 46,845 50,315 60,378 90,567 93,690 100,630 150,945 181,134 271,701 301,890 452,835 543,402 905,670 1,358,505 and 2,717,010, with no remainder.

Since 2,717,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,717,010, 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).