Q: Is 2,501,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,501,200 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 2,501,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 37 40 50 52 65 74 80 100 104 130 148 169 185 200 208 260 296 325 338 370 400 481 520 592 650 676 740 845 925 962 1,040 1,300 1,352 1,480 1,690 1,850 1,924 2,405 2,600 2,704 2,960 3,380 3,700 3,848 4,225 4,810 5,200 6,253 6,760 7,400 7,696 8,450 9,620 12,025 12,506 13,520 14,800 16,900 19,240 24,050 25,012 31,265 33,800 38,480 48,100 50,024 62,530 67,600 96,200 100,048 125,060 156,325 192,400 250,120 312,650 500,240 625,300 1,250,600 and 2,501,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,501,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,501,200, 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).