Q: Is 2,630,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,630,000 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 2,630,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 263 400 500 526 625 1,000 1,052 1,250 1,315 2,000 2,104 2,500 2,630 4,208 5,000 5,260 6,575 10,000 10,520 13,150 21,040 26,300 32,875 52,600 65,750 105,200 131,500 164,375 263,000 328,750 526,000 657,500 1,315,000 and 2,630,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,630,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,630,000, 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).