Q: Is 2,495,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,495,600 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 2,495,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 170 200 272 340 367 400 425 680 734 850 1,360 1,468 1,700 1,835 2,936 3,400 3,670 5,872 6,239 6,800 7,340 9,175 12,478 14,680 18,350 24,956 29,360 31,195 36,700 49,912 62,390 73,400 99,824 124,780 146,800 155,975 249,560 311,950 499,120 623,900 1,247,800 and 2,495,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,495,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,495,600, 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).