Q: Is 2,527,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,527,500 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 2,527,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 337 375 500 625 674 750 1,011 1,250 1,348 1,500 1,685 1,875 2,022 2,500 3,370 3,750 4,044 5,055 6,740 7,500 8,425 10,110 16,850 20,220 25,275 33,700 42,125 50,550 84,250 101,100 126,375 168,500 210,625 252,750 421,250 505,500 631,875 842,500 1,263,750 and 2,527,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,527,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,527,500, 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).