Q: Is 2,551,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,551,200 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 2,551,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,063 1,200 2,126 2,400 3,189 4,252 5,315 6,378 8,504 10,630 12,756 15,945 17,008 21,260 25,512 26,575 31,890 34,016 42,520 51,024 53,150 63,780 79,725 85,040 102,048 106,300 127,560 159,450 170,080 212,600 255,120 318,900 425,200 510,240 637,800 850,400 1,275,600 and 2,551,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,551,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,551,200, 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).