Q: Is 2,450,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,450,800 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 2,450,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 400 440 550 557 880 1,100 1,114 2,200 2,228 2,785 4,400 4,456 5,570 6,127 8,912 11,140 12,254 13,925 22,280 24,508 27,850 30,635 44,560 49,016 55,700 61,270 98,032 111,400 122,540 153,175 222,800 245,080 306,350 490,160 612,700 1,225,400 and 2,450,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,450,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,450,800, 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).