Q: Is 2,565,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,565,000 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 2,565,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 25 27 30 36 38 40 45 50 54 57 60 72 75 76 90 95 100 108 114 120 125 135 150 152 171 180 190 200 216 225 228 250 270 285 300 342 360 375 380 450 456 475 500 513 540 570 600 625 675 684 750 760 855 900 950 1,000 1,026 1,080 1,125 1,140 1,250 1,350 1,368 1,425 1,500 1,710 1,800 1,875 1,900 2,052 2,250 2,280 2,375 2,500 2,565 2,700 2,850 3,000 3,375 3,420 3,750 3,800 4,104 4,275 4,500 4,750 5,000 5,130 5,400 5,625 5,700 6,750 6,840 7,125 7,500 8,550 9,000 9,500 10,260 11,250 11,400 11,875 12,825 13,500 14,250 15,000 16,875 17,100 19,000 20,520 21,375 22,500 23,750 25,650 27,000 28,500 33,750 34,200 35,625 42,750 45,000 47,500 51,300 57,000 64,125 67,500 71,250 85,500 95,000 102,600 106,875 128,250 135,000 142,500 171,000 213,750 256,500 285,000 320,625 427,500 513,000 641,250 855,000 1,282,500 and 2,565,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,565,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,565,000, 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).