Q: Is 2,601,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,601,600 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 2,601,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 150 160 192 200 240 271 300 320 384 400 480 542 600 640 800 813 960 1,084 1,200 1,355 1,600 1,626 1,920 2,168 2,400 2,710 3,200 3,252 4,065 4,336 4,800 5,420 6,504 6,775 8,130 8,672 9,600 10,840 13,008 13,550 16,260 17,344 20,325 21,680 26,016 27,100 32,520 34,688 40,650 43,360 52,032 54,200 65,040 81,300 86,720 104,064 108,400 130,080 162,600 173,440 216,800 260,160 325,200 433,600 520,320 650,400 867,200 1,300,800 and 2,601,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,601,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,601,600, 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).