Q: Is 2,496,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,496,000 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 2,496,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 32 39 40 48 50 52 60 64 65 75 78 80 96 100 104 120 125 128 130 150 156 160 192 195 200 208 240 250 256 260 300 312 320 325 375 384 390 400 416 480 500 512 520 600 624 640 650 750 768 780 800 832 960 975 1,000 1,040 1,200 1,248 1,280 1,300 1,500 1,536 1,560 1,600 1,625 1,664 1,920 1,950 2,000 2,080 2,400 2,496 2,560 2,600 3,000 3,120 3,200 3,250 3,328 3,840 3,900 4,000 4,160 4,800 4,875 4,992 5,200 6,000 6,240 6,400 6,500 6,656 7,680 7,800 8,000 8,320 9,600 9,750 9,984 10,400 12,000 12,480 12,800 13,000 15,600 16,000 16,640 19,200 19,500 19,968 20,800 24,000 24,960 26,000 31,200 32,000 33,280 38,400 39,000 41,600 48,000 49,920 52,000 62,400 64,000 78,000 83,200 96,000 99,840 104,000 124,800 156,000 166,400 192,000 208,000 249,600 312,000 416,000 499,200 624,000 832,000 1,248,000 and 2,496,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,000, 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).