Q: Is 2,753,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,753,800 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 2,753,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 281 350 392 490 562 700 980 1,124 1,225 1,400 1,405 1,960 1,967 2,248 2,450 2,810 3,934 4,900 5,620 7,025 7,868 9,800 9,835 11,240 13,769 14,050 15,736 19,670 27,538 28,100 39,340 49,175 55,076 56,200 68,845 78,680 98,350 110,152 137,690 196,700 275,380 344,225 393,400 550,760 688,450 1,376,900 and 2,753,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,753,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,753,800, 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).