Q: Is 2,676,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,676,600 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 2,676,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,487 1,800 2,974 4,461 5,948 7,435 8,922 11,896 13,383 14,870 17,844 22,305 26,766 29,740 35,688 37,175 44,610 53,532 59,480 66,915 74,350 89,220 107,064 111,525 133,830 148,700 178,440 223,050 267,660 297,400 334,575 446,100 535,320 669,150 892,200 1,338,300 and 2,676,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,676,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,676,600, 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).