Q: Is 2,585,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,585,000 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 2,585,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 47 50 55 88 94 100 110 125 188 200 220 235 250 275 376 440 470 500 517 550 625 940 1,000 1,034 1,100 1,175 1,250 1,375 1,880 2,068 2,200 2,350 2,500 2,585 2,750 4,136 4,700 5,000 5,170 5,500 5,875 6,875 9,400 10,340 11,000 11,750 12,925 13,750 20,680 23,500 25,850 27,500 29,375 47,000 51,700 55,000 58,750 64,625 103,400 117,500 129,250 235,000 258,500 323,125 517,000 646,250 1,292,500 and 2,585,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,585,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,585,000, 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).