Q: Is 2,425,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,425,050 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 2,425,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 150 153 170 225 255 306 317 425 450 510 634 765 850 951 1,275 1,530 1,585 1,902 2,550 2,853 3,170 3,825 4,755 5,389 5,706 7,650 7,925 9,510 10,778 14,265 15,850 16,167 23,775 26,945 28,530 32,334 47,550 48,501 53,890 71,325 80,835 97,002 134,725 142,650 161,670 242,505 269,450 404,175 485,010 808,350 1,212,525 and 2,425,050, with no remainder.

Since 2,425,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,425,050, 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).