Q: Is 2,573,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,573,700 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 2,573,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 138 150 230 276 300 345 373 460 575 690 746 1,119 1,150 1,380 1,492 1,725 1,865 2,238 2,300 3,450 3,730 4,476 5,595 6,900 7,460 8,579 9,325 11,190 17,158 18,650 22,380 25,737 27,975 34,316 37,300 42,895 51,474 55,950 85,790 102,948 111,900 128,685 171,580 214,475 257,370 428,950 514,740 643,425 857,900 1,286,850 and 2,573,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,573,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,573,700, 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).