Q: Is 2,436,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,436,525 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 2,436,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 17 21 25 35 39 45 49 51 63 65 75 85 91 105 117 119 147 153 175 195 221 225 245 255 273 315 325 357 425 441 455 525 585 595 637 663 735 765 819 833 975 1,071 1,105 1,225 1,275 1,365 1,547 1,575 1,785 1,911 1,989 2,205 2,275 2,499 2,925 2,975 3,185 3,315 3,675 3,825 4,095 4,165 4,641 5,355 5,525 5,733 6,825 7,497 7,735 8,925 9,555 9,945 10,829 11,025 12,495 13,923 15,925 16,575 20,475 20,825 23,205 26,775 28,665 32,487 37,485 38,675 47,775 49,725 54,145 62,475 69,615 97,461 116,025 143,325 162,435 187,425 270,725 348,075 487,305 812,175 and 2,436,525, with no remainder.

Since 2,436,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436,525, 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).