Q: Is 2,724,030 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,724,030 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 2,724,030 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 27 30 38 45 54 57 59 81 90 95 114 118 135 162 171 177 190 243 270 285 295 342 354 405 486 513 531 570 590 810 855 885 1,026 1,062 1,121 1,215 1,539 1,593 1,710 1,770 2,242 2,430 2,565 2,655 3,078 3,186 3,363 4,617 4,779 5,130 5,310 5,605 6,726 7,695 7,965 9,234 9,558 10,089 11,210 14,337 15,390 15,930 16,815 20,178 23,085 23,895 28,674 30,267 33,630 46,170 47,790 50,445 60,534 71,685 90,801 100,890 143,370 151,335 181,602 272,403 302,670 454,005 544,806 908,010 1,362,015 and 2,724,030, with no remainder.

Since 2,724,030 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,724,030, 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).