Q: Is 2,512,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,512,275 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 2,512,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 25 41 43 57 75 95 123 129 205 215 285 475 615 645 779 817 1,025 1,075 1,425 1,763 2,337 2,451 3,075 3,225 3,895 4,085 5,289 8,815 11,685 12,255 19,475 20,425 26,445 33,497 44,075 58,425 61,275 100,491 132,225 167,485 502,455 837,425 and 2,512,275, with no remainder.

Since 2,512,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,512,275, 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).