Q: Is 2,723,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,723,910 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 2,723,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 49 51 70 85 98 102 105 109 119 147 170 210 218 238 245 255 294 327 357 490 510 545 595 654 714 735 763 833 1,090 1,190 1,470 1,526 1,635 1,666 1,785 1,853 2,289 2,499 3,270 3,570 3,706 3,815 4,165 4,578 4,998 5,341 5,559 7,630 8,330 9,265 10,682 11,118 11,445 12,495 12,971 16,023 18,530 22,890 24,990 25,942 26,705 27,795 32,046 38,913 53,410 55,590 64,855 77,826 80,115 90,797 129,710 160,230 181,594 194,565 272,391 389,130 453,985 544,782 907,970 1,361,955 and 2,723,910, with no remainder.

Since 2,723,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,723,910, 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).