Q: Is 2,492,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,492,600 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 2,492,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 103 110 121 200 206 220 242 275 412 440 484 515 550 605 824 968 1,030 1,100 1,133 1,210 2,060 2,200 2,266 2,420 2,575 3,025 4,120 4,532 4,840 5,150 5,665 6,050 9,064 10,300 11,330 12,100 12,463 20,600 22,660 24,200 24,926 28,325 45,320 49,852 56,650 62,315 99,704 113,300 124,630 226,600 249,260 311,575 498,520 623,150 1,246,300 and 2,492,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,492,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,492,600, 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).