Q: Is 2,577,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,577,200 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 2,577,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 170 200 272 340 379 400 425 680 758 850 1,360 1,516 1,700 1,895 3,032 3,400 3,790 6,064 6,443 6,800 7,580 9,475 12,886 15,160 18,950 25,772 30,320 32,215 37,900 51,544 64,430 75,800 103,088 128,860 151,600 161,075 257,720 322,150 515,440 644,300 1,288,600 and 2,577,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,577,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,577,200, 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).