Q: Is 2,875,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,875,250 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 2,875,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 31 35 50 53 62 70 106 125 155 175 217 250 265 310 350 371 434 530 742 775 875 1,085 1,325 1,550 1,643 1,750 1,855 2,170 2,650 3,286 3,710 3,875 5,425 6,625 7,750 8,215 9,275 10,850 11,501 13,250 16,430 18,550 23,002 27,125 41,075 46,375 54,250 57,505 82,150 92,750 115,010 205,375 287,525 410,750 575,050 1,437,625 and 2,875,250, with no remainder.

Since 2,875,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,875,250, 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).