Q: Is 2,524,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,524,950 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 2,524,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 31 45 50 62 75 90 93 150 155 181 186 225 279 310 362 450 465 543 558 775 905 930 1,086 1,395 1,550 1,629 1,810 2,325 2,715 2,790 3,258 4,525 4,650 5,430 5,611 6,975 8,145 9,050 11,222 13,575 13,950 16,290 16,833 27,150 28,055 33,666 40,725 50,499 56,110 81,450 84,165 100,998 140,275 168,330 252,495 280,550 420,825 504,990 841,650 1,262,475 and 2,524,950, with no remainder.

Since 2,524,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,524,950, 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).