Q: Is 2,727,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,727,060 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 2,727,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 43 60 70 84 86 105 129 140 151 172 210 215 258 301 302 420 430 453 516 602 604 645 755 860 903 906 1,057 1,204 1,290 1,505 1,510 1,806 1,812 2,114 2,265 2,580 3,010 3,020 3,171 3,612 4,228 4,515 4,530 5,285 6,020 6,342 6,493 9,030 9,060 10,570 12,684 12,986 15,855 18,060 19,479 21,140 25,972 31,710 32,465 38,958 45,451 63,420 64,930 77,916 90,902 97,395 129,860 136,353 181,804 194,790 227,255 272,706 389,580 454,510 545,412 681,765 909,020 1,363,530 and 2,727,060, with no remainder.

Since 2,727,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,727,060, 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).