Q: Is 2,701,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,701,000 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 2,701,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 73 74 100 125 146 148 185 200 250 292 296 365 370 500 584 730 740 925 1,000 1,460 1,480 1,825 1,850 2,701 2,920 3,650 3,700 4,625 5,402 7,300 7,400 9,125 9,250 10,804 13,505 14,600 18,250 18,500 21,608 27,010 36,500 37,000 54,020 67,525 73,000 108,040 135,050 270,100 337,625 540,200 675,250 1,350,500 and 2,701,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,701,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,701,000, 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).