Q: Is 2,573,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,573,000 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 2,573,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 31 40 50 62 83 100 124 125 155 166 200 248 250 310 332 415 500 620 664 775 830 1,000 1,240 1,550 1,660 2,075 2,573 3,100 3,320 3,875 4,150 5,146 6,200 7,750 8,300 10,292 10,375 12,865 15,500 16,600 20,584 20,750 25,730 31,000 41,500 51,460 64,325 83,000 102,920 128,650 257,300 321,625 514,600 643,250 1,286,500 and 2,573,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,573,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,573,000, 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).