Q: Is 2,677,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,677,500 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 2,677,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 25 28 30 34 35 36 42 45 50 51 60 63 68 70 75 84 85 90 100 102 105 119 125 126 140 150 153 170 175 180 204 210 225 238 250 252 255 300 306 315 340 350 357 375 420 425 450 476 500 510 525 595 612 625 630 700 714 750 765 850 875 900 1,020 1,050 1,071 1,125 1,190 1,250 1,260 1,275 1,428 1,500 1,530 1,575 1,700 1,750 1,785 1,875 2,100 2,125 2,142 2,250 2,380 2,500 2,550 2,625 2,975 3,060 3,150 3,500 3,570 3,750 3,825 4,250 4,284 4,375 4,500 5,100 5,250 5,355 5,625 5,950 6,300 6,375 7,140 7,500 7,650 7,875 8,500 8,750 8,925 10,500 10,625 10,710 11,250 11,900 12,750 13,125 14,875 15,300 15,750 17,500 17,850 19,125 21,250 21,420 22,500 25,500 26,250 26,775 29,750 31,500 31,875 35,700 38,250 39,375 42,500 44,625 52,500 53,550 59,500 63,750 74,375 76,500 78,750 89,250 95,625 107,100 127,500 133,875 148,750 157,500 178,500 191,250 223,125 267,750 297,500 382,500 446,250 535,500 669,375 892,500 1,338,750 and 2,677,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,677,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,677,500, 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).