Q: Is 2,538,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,538,200 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 2,538,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 37 40 49 50 56 70 74 98 100 140 148 175 185 196 200 245 259 280 296 343 350 370 392 490 518 686 700 740 925 980 1,036 1,225 1,295 1,372 1,400 1,480 1,715 1,813 1,850 1,960 2,072 2,450 2,590 2,744 3,430 3,626 3,700 4,900 5,180 6,475 6,860 7,252 7,400 8,575 9,065 9,800 10,360 12,691 12,950 13,720 14,504 17,150 18,130 25,382 25,900 34,300 36,260 45,325 50,764 51,800 63,455 68,600 72,520 90,650 101,528 126,910 181,300 253,820 317,275 362,600 507,640 634,550 1,269,100 and 2,538,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,538,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,538,200, 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).