Q: Is 2,558,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,558,700 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 2,558,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 2,843 5,686 8,529 11,372 14,215 17,058 25,587 28,430 34,116 42,645 51,174 56,860 71,075 85,290 102,348 127,935 142,150 170,580 213,225 255,870 284,300 426,450 511,740 639,675 852,900 1,279,350 and 2,558,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,558,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,558,700, 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).