Q: Is 2,989,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,989,770 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 2,989,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 115 138 161 210 230 322 345 483 619 690 805 966 1,238 1,610 1,857 2,415 3,095 3,714 4,333 4,830 6,190 8,666 9,285 12,999 14,237 18,570 21,665 25,998 28,474 42,711 43,330 64,995 71,185 85,422 99,659 129,990 142,370 199,318 213,555 298,977 427,110 498,295 597,954 996,590 1,494,885 and 2,989,770, with no remainder.

Since 2,989,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,989,770, 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).