Q: Is 2,752,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,752,500 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 2,752,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 367 375 500 625 734 750 1,101 1,250 1,468 1,500 1,835 1,875 2,202 2,500 3,670 3,750 4,404 5,505 7,340 7,500 9,175 11,010 18,350 22,020 27,525 36,700 45,875 55,050 91,750 110,100 137,625 183,500 229,375 275,250 458,750 550,500 688,125 917,500 1,376,250 and 2,752,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,752,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,752,500, 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).