Q: Is 2,502,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,502,000 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 2,502,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 125 139 144 150 180 200 225 240 250 278 300 360 375 400 417 450 500 556 600 695 720 750 834 900 1,000 1,112 1,125 1,200 1,251 1,390 1,500 1,668 1,800 2,000 2,085 2,224 2,250 2,502 2,780 3,000 3,336 3,475 3,600 4,170 4,500 5,004 5,560 6,000 6,255 6,672 6,950 8,340 9,000 10,008 10,425 11,120 12,510 13,900 16,680 17,375 18,000 20,016 20,850 25,020 27,800 31,275 33,360 34,750 41,700 50,040 52,125 55,600 62,550 69,500 83,400 100,080 104,250 125,100 139,000 156,375 166,800 208,500 250,200 278,000 312,750 417,000 500,400 625,500 834,000 1,251,000 and 2,502,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,502,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,502,000, 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).