Q: Is 2,452,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,452,500 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 2,452,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 109 125 150 180 218 225 250 300 327 375 436 450 500 545 625 654 750 900 981 1,090 1,125 1,250 1,308 1,500 1,635 1,875 1,962 2,180 2,250 2,500 2,725 3,270 3,750 3,924 4,500 4,905 5,450 5,625 6,540 7,500 8,175 9,810 10,900 11,250 13,625 16,350 19,620 22,500 24,525 27,250 32,700 40,875 49,050 54,500 68,125 81,750 98,100 122,625 136,250 163,500 204,375 245,250 272,500 408,750 490,500 613,125 817,500 1,226,250 and 2,452,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,452,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,452,500, 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).