Q: Is 2,450,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,450,550 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 2,450,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 31 34 50 51 62 75 85 93 102 150 155 170 186 255 310 425 465 510 527 775 850 930 961 1,054 1,275 1,550 1,581 1,922 2,325 2,550 2,635 2,883 3,162 4,650 4,805 5,270 5,766 7,905 9,610 13,175 14,415 15,810 16,337 24,025 26,350 28,830 32,674 39,525 48,050 49,011 72,075 79,050 81,685 98,022 144,150 163,370 245,055 408,425 490,110 816,850 1,225,275 and 2,450,550, with no remainder.

Since 2,450,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,450,550, 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).