Q: Is 2,522,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,522,000 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 2,522,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 97 100 104 125 130 194 200 208 250 260 325 388 400 485 500 520 650 776 970 1,000 1,040 1,261 1,300 1,552 1,625 1,940 2,000 2,425 2,522 2,600 3,250 3,880 4,850 5,044 5,200 6,305 6,500 7,760 9,700 10,088 12,125 12,610 13,000 19,400 20,176 24,250 25,220 26,000 31,525 38,800 48,500 50,440 63,050 97,000 100,880 126,100 157,625 194,000 252,200 315,250 504,400 630,500 1,261,000 and 2,522,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,522,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,522,000, 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).