Q: Is 2,615,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,615,600 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 2,615,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 325 400 503 520 650 1,006 1,040 1,300 2,012 2,515 2,600 4,024 5,030 5,200 6,539 8,048 10,060 12,575 13,078 20,120 25,150 26,156 32,695 40,240 50,300 52,312 65,390 100,600 104,624 130,780 163,475 201,200 261,560 326,950 523,120 653,900 1,307,800 and 2,615,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,615,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,615,600, 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).