Q: Is 2,464,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,700 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 2,464,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 49 50 70 98 100 140 175 196 245 350 490 503 700 980 1,006 1,225 2,012 2,450 2,515 3,521 4,900 5,030 7,042 10,060 12,575 14,084 17,605 24,647 25,150 35,210 49,294 50,300 70,420 88,025 98,588 123,235 176,050 246,470 352,100 492,940 616,175 1,232,350 and 2,464,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,700, 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).