Q: Is 2,517,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,517,000 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 2,517,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 839 1,000 1,500 1,678 2,517 3,000 3,356 4,195 5,034 6,712 8,390 10,068 12,585 16,780 20,136 20,975 25,170 33,560 41,950 50,340 62,925 83,900 100,680 104,875 125,850 167,800 209,750 251,700 314,625 419,500 503,400 629,250 839,000 1,258,500 and 2,517,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,517,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,517,000, 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).