Q: Is 2,679,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,679,500 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 2,679,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 125 230 233 250 460 466 500 575 932 1,150 1,165 2,300 2,330 2,875 4,660 5,359 5,750 5,825 10,718 11,500 11,650 21,436 23,300 26,795 29,125 53,590 58,250 107,180 116,500 133,975 267,950 535,900 669,875 1,339,750 and 2,679,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,679,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,679,500, 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).