Q: Is 2,451,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,451,000 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 2,451,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 43 50 57 60 75 76 86 95 100 114 120 125 129 150 152 172 190 200 215 228 250 258 285 300 344 375 380 430 456 475 500 516 570 600 645 750 760 817 860 950 1,000 1,032 1,075 1,140 1,290 1,425 1,500 1,634 1,720 1,900 2,150 2,280 2,375 2,451 2,580 2,850 3,000 3,225 3,268 3,800 4,085 4,300 4,750 4,902 5,160 5,375 5,700 6,450 6,536 7,125 8,170 8,600 9,500 9,804 10,750 11,400 12,255 12,900 14,250 16,125 16,340 19,000 19,608 20,425 21,500 24,510 25,800 28,500 32,250 32,680 40,850 43,000 49,020 57,000 61,275 64,500 81,700 98,040 102,125 122,550 129,000 163,400 204,250 245,100 306,375 408,500 490,200 612,750 817,000 1,225,500 and 2,451,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,451,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,451,000, 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).