Q: Is 2,455,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,455,250 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 2,455,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 25 35 46 50 61 70 115 122 125 161 175 230 250 305 322 350 427 575 610 805 854 875 1,150 1,403 1,525 1,610 1,750 2,135 2,806 2,875 3,050 4,025 4,270 5,750 7,015 7,625 8,050 9,821 10,675 14,030 15,250 19,642 20,125 21,350 35,075 40,250 49,105 53,375 70,150 98,210 106,750 175,375 245,525 350,750 491,050 1,227,625 and 2,455,250, with no remainder.

Since 2,455,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,455,250, 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).