Q: Is 2,724,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,724,450 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 2,724,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 50 75 82 123 150 205 246 410 443 615 886 1,025 1,230 1,329 2,050 2,215 2,658 3,075 4,430 6,150 6,645 11,075 13,290 18,163 22,150 33,225 36,326 54,489 66,450 90,815 108,978 181,630 272,445 454,075 544,890 908,150 1,362,225 and 2,724,450, with no remainder.

Since 2,724,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,724,450, 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).