Q: Is 2,598,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,598,800 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 2,598,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 73 80 89 100 146 178 200 292 356 365 400 445 584 712 730 890 1,168 1,424 1,460 1,780 1,825 2,225 2,920 3,560 3,650 4,450 5,840 6,497 7,120 7,300 8,900 12,994 14,600 17,800 25,988 29,200 32,485 35,600 51,976 64,970 103,952 129,940 162,425 259,880 324,850 519,760 649,700 1,299,400 and 2,598,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,598,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,598,800, 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).