Q: Is 2,372,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,372,500 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 2,372,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 73 100 125 130 146 250 260 292 325 365 500 625 650 730 949 1,250 1,300 1,460 1,625 1,825 1,898 2,500 3,250 3,650 3,796 4,745 6,500 7,300 8,125 9,125 9,490 16,250 18,250 18,980 23,725 32,500 36,500 45,625 47,450 91,250 94,900 118,625 182,500 237,250 474,500 593,125 1,186,250 and 2,372,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,372,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,372,500, 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).