Q: Is 2,689,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,689,600 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 2,689,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 64 80 82 100 160 164 200 205 320 328 400 410 656 800 820 1,025 1,312 1,600 1,640 1,681 2,050 2,624 3,280 3,362 4,100 6,560 6,724 8,200 8,405 13,120 13,448 16,400 16,810 26,896 32,800 33,620 42,025 53,792 65,600 67,240 84,050 107,584 134,480 168,100 268,960 336,200 537,920 672,400 1,344,800 and 2,689,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,689,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,689,600, 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).