Q: Is 2,525,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,525,000 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 2,525,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 101 125 200 202 250 404 500 505 625 808 1,000 1,010 1,250 2,020 2,500 2,525 3,125 4,040 5,000 5,050 6,250 10,100 12,500 12,625 20,200 25,000 25,250 50,500 63,125 101,000 126,250 252,500 315,625 505,000 631,250 1,262,500 and 2,525,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,525,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,525,000, 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).