Q: Is 2,667,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,667,500 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 2,667,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 97 100 110 125 194 220 250 275 388 485 500 550 625 970 1,067 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,940 2,134 2,425 2,500 2,750 4,268 4,850 5,335 5,500 6,875 9,700 10,670 12,125 13,750 21,340 24,250 26,675 27,500 48,500 53,350 60,625 106,700 121,250 133,375 242,500 266,750 533,500 666,875 1,333,750 and 2,667,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,667,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,667,500, 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).