Q: Is 2,729,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,729,430 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 2,729,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 30 33 45 54 55 66 90 99 110 135 165 198 270 297 330 495 594 919 990 1,485 1,838 2,757 2,970 4,595 5,514 8,271 9,190 10,109 13,785 16,542 20,218 24,813 27,570 30,327 41,355 49,626 50,545 60,654 82,710 90,981 101,090 124,065 151,635 181,962 248,130 272,943 303,270 454,905 545,886 909,810 1,364,715 and 2,729,430, with no remainder.

Since 2,729,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,729,430, 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).