Q: Is 2,490,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,490,000 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 2,490,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 83 100 120 125 150 166 200 240 249 250 300 332 375 400 415 498 500 600 625 664 750 830 996 1,000 1,200 1,245 1,250 1,328 1,500 1,660 1,875 1,992 2,000 2,075 2,490 2,500 3,000 3,320 3,750 3,984 4,150 4,980 5,000 6,000 6,225 6,640 7,500 8,300 9,960 10,000 10,375 12,450 15,000 16,600 19,920 20,750 24,900 30,000 31,125 33,200 41,500 49,800 51,875 62,250 83,000 99,600 103,750 124,500 155,625 166,000 207,500 249,000 311,250 415,000 498,000 622,500 830,000 1,245,000 and 2,490,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,490,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,490,000, 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).