Q: Is 2,715,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,715,000 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 2,715,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 181 200 250 300 362 375 500 543 600 625 724 750 905 1,000 1,086 1,250 1,448 1,500 1,810 1,875 2,172 2,500 2,715 3,000 3,620 3,750 4,344 4,525 5,000 5,430 7,240 7,500 9,050 10,860 13,575 15,000 18,100 21,720 22,625 27,150 36,200 45,250 54,300 67,875 90,500 108,600 113,125 135,750 181,000 226,250 271,500 339,375 452,500 543,000 678,750 905,000 1,357,500 and 2,715,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,715,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,715,000, 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).