Q: Is 2,598,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,598,200 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 2,598,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 275 440 550 1,100 1,181 2,200 2,362 4,724 5,905 9,448 11,810 12,991 23,620 25,982 29,525 47,240 51,964 59,050 64,955 103,928 118,100 129,910 236,200 259,820 324,775 519,640 649,550 1,299,100 and 2,598,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,598,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,598,200, 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).