Q: Is 2,761,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,761,500 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 2,761,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 263 300 350 375 420 500 525 526 700 750 789 875 1,050 1,052 1,315 1,500 1,578 1,750 1,841 2,100 2,625 2,630 3,156 3,500 3,682 3,945 5,250 5,260 5,523 6,575 7,364 7,890 9,205 10,500 11,046 13,150 15,780 18,410 19,725 22,092 26,300 27,615 32,875 36,820 39,450 46,025 55,230 65,750 78,900 92,050 98,625 110,460 131,500 138,075 184,100 197,250 230,125 276,150 394,500 460,250 552,300 690,375 920,500 1,380,750 and 2,761,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,761,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,761,500, 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).