Q: Is 2,948,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,948,310 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 2,948,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 41 45 47 51 82 85 90 94 102 123 141 153 170 205 235 246 255 282 306 369 410 423 470 510 615 697 705 738 765 799 846 1,230 1,394 1,410 1,530 1,598 1,845 1,927 2,091 2,115 2,397 3,485 3,690 3,854 3,995 4,182 4,230 4,794 5,781 6,273 6,970 7,191 7,990 9,635 10,455 11,562 11,985 12,546 14,382 17,343 19,270 20,910 23,970 28,905 31,365 32,759 34,686 35,955 57,810 62,730 65,518 71,910 86,715 98,277 163,795 173,430 196,554 294,831 327,590 491,385 589,662 982,770 1,474,155 and 2,948,310, with no remainder.

Since 2,948,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,948,310, 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).