Q: Is 2,587,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,587,000 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 2,587,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 125 130 199 200 250 260 325 398 500 520 650 796 995 1,000 1,300 1,592 1,625 1,990 2,587 2,600 3,250 3,980 4,975 5,174 6,500 7,960 9,950 10,348 12,935 13,000 19,900 20,696 24,875 25,870 39,800 49,750 51,740 64,675 99,500 103,480 129,350 199,000 258,700 323,375 517,400 646,750 1,293,500 and 2,587,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,587,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,587,000, 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).