Q: Is 2,676,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,676,750 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 2,676,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 43 50 75 83 86 125 129 150 166 215 249 250 258 375 415 430 498 645 750 830 1,075 1,245 1,290 2,075 2,150 2,490 3,225 3,569 4,150 5,375 6,225 6,450 7,138 10,375 10,707 10,750 12,450 16,125 17,845 20,750 21,414 31,125 32,250 35,690 53,535 62,250 89,225 107,070 178,450 267,675 446,125 535,350 892,250 1,338,375 and 2,676,750, with no remainder.

Since 2,676,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,676,750, 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).