Q: Is 2,738,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,738,850 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 2,738,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 25 30 31 38 50 57 62 75 93 95 114 150 155 186 190 285 310 465 475 570 589 775 930 950 961 1,178 1,425 1,550 1,767 1,922 2,325 2,850 2,883 2,945 3,534 4,650 4,805 5,766 5,890 8,835 9,610 14,415 14,725 17,670 18,259 24,025 28,830 29,450 36,518 44,175 48,050 54,777 72,075 88,350 91,295 109,554 144,150 182,590 273,885 456,475 547,770 912,950 1,369,425 and 2,738,850, with no remainder.

Since 2,738,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,738,850, 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).