Q: Is 2,755,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,755,500 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 2,755,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 125 132 150 165 167 220 250 275 300 330 334 375 500 501 550 660 668 750 825 835 1,002 1,100 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,670 1,837 2,004 2,505 2,750 3,300 3,340 3,674 4,125 4,175 5,010 5,500 5,511 7,348 8,250 8,350 9,185 10,020 11,022 12,525 16,500 16,700 18,370 20,875 22,044 25,050 27,555 36,740 41,750 45,925 50,100 55,110 62,625 83,500 91,850 110,220 125,250 137,775 183,700 229,625 250,500 275,550 459,250 551,100 688,875 918,500 1,377,750 and 2,755,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,755,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,755,500, 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).