Q: Is 2,879,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,879,250 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 2,879,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 125 150 165 250 275 330 349 375 550 698 750 825 1,047 1,375 1,650 1,745 2,094 2,750 3,490 3,839 4,125 5,235 7,678 8,250 8,725 10,470 11,517 17,450 19,195 23,034 26,175 38,390 43,625 52,350 57,585 87,250 95,975 115,170 130,875 191,950 261,750 287,925 479,875 575,850 959,750 1,439,625 and 2,879,250, with no remainder.

Since 2,879,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,879,250, 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).