Q: Is 2,697,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,697,500 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 2,697,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 83 100 125 130 166 250 260 325 332 415 500 625 650 830 1,079 1,250 1,300 1,625 1,660 2,075 2,158 2,500 3,250 4,150 4,316 5,395 6,500 8,125 8,300 10,375 10,790 16,250 20,750 21,580 26,975 32,500 41,500 51,875 53,950 103,750 107,900 134,875 207,500 269,750 539,500 674,375 1,348,750 and 2,697,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,697,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,697,500, 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).