Q: Is 2,541,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,541,500 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 2,541,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 23 25 26 34 46 50 52 65 68 85 92 100 115 125 130 170 221 230 250 260 299 325 340 391 425 442 460 500 575 598 650 782 850 884 1,105 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,495 1,564 1,625 1,700 1,955 2,125 2,210 2,300 2,875 2,990 3,250 3,910 4,250 4,420 5,083 5,525 5,750 5,980 6,500 7,475 7,820 8,500 9,775 10,166 11,050 11,500 14,950 19,550 20,332 22,100 25,415 27,625 29,900 37,375 39,100 48,875 50,830 55,250 74,750 97,750 101,660 110,500 127,075 149,500 195,500 254,150 508,300 635,375 1,270,750 and 2,541,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,541,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,541,500, 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).