Q: Is 2,890,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,890,890 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 2,890,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 43 45 54 81 83 86 90 129 135 162 166 215 249 258 270 387 405 415 430 498 645 747 774 810 830 1,161 1,245 1,290 1,494 1,935 2,241 2,322 2,490 3,483 3,569 3,735 3,870 4,482 5,805 6,723 6,966 7,138 7,470 10,707 11,205 11,610 13,446 17,415 17,845 21,414 22,410 32,121 33,615 34,830 35,690 53,535 64,242 67,230 96,363 107,070 160,605 192,726 289,089 321,210 481,815 578,178 963,630 1,445,445 and 2,890,890, with no remainder.

Since 2,890,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,890,890, 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).