Q: Is 2,464,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,500 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 2,464,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 53 60 62 75 93 100 106 124 125 150 155 159 186 212 250 265 300 310 318 372 375 465 500 530 620 636 750 775 795 930 1,060 1,325 1,500 1,550 1,590 1,643 1,860 2,325 2,650 3,100 3,180 3,286 3,875 3,975 4,650 4,929 5,300 6,572 6,625 7,750 7,950 8,215 9,300 9,858 11,625 13,250 15,500 15,900 16,430 19,716 19,875 23,250 24,645 26,500 32,860 39,750 41,075 46,500 49,290 79,500 82,150 98,580 123,225 164,300 205,375 246,450 410,750 492,900 616,125 821,500 1,232,250 and 2,464,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,500, 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).