Q: Is 2,411,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,411,500 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 2,411,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 53 65 70 91 100 106 125 130 140 175 182 212 250 260 265 325 350 364 371 455 500 530 650 689 700 742 875 910 1,060 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,484 1,625 1,750 1,820 1,855 2,275 2,650 2,756 3,250 3,445 3,500 3,710 4,550 4,823 5,300 6,500 6,625 6,890 7,420 9,100 9,275 9,646 11,375 13,250 13,780 17,225 18,550 19,292 22,750 24,115 26,500 34,450 37,100 45,500 46,375 48,230 68,900 86,125 92,750 96,460 120,575 172,250 185,500 241,150 344,500 482,300 602,875 1,205,750 and 2,411,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,411,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,411,500, 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).