Q: Is 2,460,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,460,500 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 2,460,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 25 28 35 37 38 50 70 74 76 95 100 125 133 140 148 175 185 190 250 259 266 350 370 380 475 500 518 532 665 700 703 740 875 925 950 1,036 1,295 1,330 1,406 1,750 1,850 1,900 2,375 2,590 2,660 2,812 3,325 3,500 3,515 3,700 4,625 4,750 4,921 5,180 6,475 6,650 7,030 9,250 9,500 9,842 12,950 13,300 14,060 16,625 17,575 18,500 19,684 24,605 25,900 32,375 33,250 35,150 49,210 64,750 66,500 70,300 87,875 98,420 123,025 129,500 175,750 246,050 351,500 492,100 615,125 1,230,250 and 2,460,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,460,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,460,500, 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).