Q: Is 2,925,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,925,750 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 2,925,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 47 50 75 83 94 125 141 150 166 235 249 250 282 375 415 470 498 705 750 830 1,175 1,245 1,410 2,075 2,350 2,490 3,525 3,901 4,150 5,875 6,225 7,050 7,802 10,375 11,703 11,750 12,450 17,625 19,505 20,750 23,406 31,125 35,250 39,010 58,515 62,250 97,525 117,030 195,050 292,575 487,625 585,150 975,250 1,462,875 and 2,925,750, with no remainder.

Since 2,925,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,925,750, 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).