Q: Is 2,501,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,501,400 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 2,501,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 132 150 165 200 220 264 275 300 330 379 440 550 600 660 758 825 1,100 1,137 1,320 1,516 1,650 1,895 2,200 2,274 3,032 3,300 3,790 4,169 4,548 5,685 6,600 7,580 8,338 9,096 9,475 11,370 12,507 15,160 16,676 18,950 20,845 22,740 25,014 28,425 33,352 37,900 41,690 45,480 50,028 56,850 62,535 75,800 83,380 100,056 104,225 113,700 125,070 166,760 208,450 227,400 250,140 312,675 416,900 500,280 625,350 833,800 1,250,700 and 2,501,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,501,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,501,400, 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).