Q: Is 2,644,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,644,500 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 2,644,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 43 50 60 75 82 86 100 123 125 129 150 164 172 205 215 246 250 258 300 375 410 430 492 500 516 615 645 750 820 860 1,025 1,075 1,230 1,290 1,500 1,763 2,050 2,150 2,460 2,580 3,075 3,225 3,526 4,100 4,300 5,125 5,289 5,375 6,150 6,450 7,052 8,815 10,250 10,578 10,750 12,300 12,900 15,375 16,125 17,630 20,500 21,156 21,500 26,445 30,750 32,250 35,260 44,075 52,890 61,500 64,500 88,150 105,780 132,225 176,300 220,375 264,450 440,750 528,900 661,125 881,500 1,322,250 and 2,644,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,644,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,644,500, 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).