Q: Is 2,446,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,446,500 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 2,446,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 233 250 300 350 375 420 466 500 525 699 700 750 875 932 1,050 1,165 1,398 1,500 1,631 1,750 2,100 2,330 2,625 2,796 3,262 3,495 3,500 4,660 4,893 5,250 5,825 6,524 6,990 8,155 9,786 10,500 11,650 13,980 16,310 17,475 19,572 23,300 24,465 29,125 32,620 34,950 40,775 48,930 58,250 69,900 81,550 87,375 97,860 116,500 122,325 163,100 174,750 203,875 244,650 349,500 407,750 489,300 611,625 815,500 1,223,250 and 2,446,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,446,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,446,500, 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).