Q: Is 2,420,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,420,250 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 2,420,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 125 150 175 210 250 350 375 461 525 750 875 922 1,050 1,383 1,750 2,305 2,625 2,766 3,227 4,610 5,250 6,454 6,915 9,681 11,525 13,830 16,135 19,362 23,050 32,270 34,575 48,405 57,625 69,150 80,675 96,810 115,250 161,350 172,875 242,025 345,750 403,375 484,050 806,750 1,210,125 and 2,420,250, with no remainder.

Since 2,420,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,420,250, 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).