Q: Is 2,252,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,252,500 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 2,252,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 53 68 85 100 106 125 170 212 250 265 340 425 500 530 625 850 901 1,060 1,250 1,325 1,700 1,802 2,125 2,500 2,650 3,604 4,250 4,505 5,300 6,625 8,500 9,010 10,625 13,250 18,020 21,250 22,525 26,500 33,125 42,500 45,050 66,250 90,100 112,625 132,500 225,250 450,500 563,125 1,126,250 and 2,252,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,252,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,252,500, 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).