Q: Is 2,816,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,816,500 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 2,816,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 131 172 215 250 262 430 500 524 655 860 1,075 1,310 2,150 2,620 3,275 4,300 5,375 5,633 6,550 10,750 11,266 13,100 16,375 21,500 22,532 28,165 32,750 56,330 65,500 112,660 140,825 281,650 563,300 704,125 1,408,250 and 2,816,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,816,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,816,500, 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).