Q: Is 2,530,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,530,008 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 2,530,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 27 34 36 39 51 52 53 54 68 72 78 102 104 106 108 117 136 153 156 159 204 212 216 221 234 306 312 318 351 408 424 442 459 468 477 612 636 663 689 702 884 901 918 936 954 1,224 1,272 1,326 1,378 1,404 1,431 1,768 1,802 1,836 1,908 1,989 2,067 2,652 2,703 2,756 2,808 2,862 3,604 3,672 3,816 3,978 4,134 5,304 5,406 5,512 5,724 5,967 6,201 7,208 7,956 8,109 8,268 10,812 11,448 11,713 11,934 12,402 15,912 16,218 16,536 18,603 21,624 23,426 23,868 24,327 24,804 32,436 35,139 37,206 46,852 47,736 48,654 49,608 64,872 70,278 74,412 93,704 97,308 105,417 140,556 148,824 194,616 210,834 281,112 316,251 421,668 632,502 843,336 1,265,004 and 2,530,008, with no remainder.

Since 2,530,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,530,008, 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).