Q: Is 2,824,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,824,900 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 2,824,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 41 50 52 53 65 82 100 106 130 164 205 212 260 265 325 410 530 533 650 689 820 1,025 1,060 1,066 1,300 1,325 1,378 2,050 2,132 2,173 2,650 2,665 2,756 3,445 4,100 4,346 5,300 5,330 6,890 8,692 10,660 10,865 13,325 13,780 17,225 21,730 26,650 28,249 34,450 43,460 53,300 54,325 56,498 68,900 108,650 112,996 141,245 217,300 282,490 564,980 706,225 1,412,450 and 2,824,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,824,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,824,900, 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).