Q: Is 2,552,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,552,700 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 2,552,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 67 75 100 127 134 150 201 254 268 300 335 381 402 508 635 670 762 804 1,005 1,270 1,340 1,524 1,675 1,905 2,010 2,540 3,175 3,350 3,810 4,020 5,025 6,350 6,700 7,620 8,509 9,525 10,050 12,700 17,018 19,050 20,100 25,527 34,036 38,100 42,545 51,054 85,090 102,108 127,635 170,180 212,725 255,270 425,450 510,540 638,175 850,900 1,276,350 and 2,552,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,552,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,552,700, 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).