Q: Is 2,793,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,793,420 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 2,793,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 739 756 945 1,260 1,478 1,890 2,217 2,956 3,695 3,780 4,434 5,173 6,651 7,390 8,868 10,346 11,085 13,302 14,780 15,519 19,953 20,692 22,170 25,865 26,604 31,038 33,255 39,906 44,340 46,557 51,730 62,076 66,510 77,595 79,812 93,114 99,765 103,460 133,020 139,671 155,190 186,228 199,530 232,785 279,342 310,380 399,060 465,570 558,684 698,355 931,140 1,396,710 and 2,793,420, with no remainder.

Since 2,793,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,793,420, 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).