Q: Is 2,473,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,473,500 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 2,473,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 97 100 102 125 150 170 194 204 250 255 291 300 340 375 388 425 485 500 510 582 750 850 970 1,020 1,164 1,275 1,455 1,500 1,649 1,700 1,940 2,125 2,425 2,550 2,910 3,298 4,250 4,850 4,947 5,100 5,820 6,375 6,596 7,275 8,245 8,500 9,700 9,894 12,125 12,750 14,550 16,490 19,788 24,250 24,735 25,500 29,100 32,980 36,375 41,225 48,500 49,470 72,750 82,450 98,940 123,675 145,500 164,900 206,125 247,350 412,250 494,700 618,375 824,500 1,236,750 and 2,473,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,473,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,473,500, 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).