Q: Is 2,476,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,476,900 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 2,476,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 31 34 47 50 62 68 85 94 100 124 155 170 188 235 310 340 425 470 527 620 775 799 850 940 1,054 1,175 1,457 1,550 1,598 1,700 2,108 2,350 2,635 2,914 3,100 3,196 3,995 4,700 5,270 5,828 7,285 7,990 10,540 13,175 14,570 15,980 19,975 24,769 26,350 29,140 36,425 39,950 49,538 52,700 72,850 79,900 99,076 123,845 145,700 247,690 495,380 619,225 1,238,450 and 2,476,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,476,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,476,900, 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).