Q: Is 2,753,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,753,550 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 2,753,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 29 30 45 50 58 75 87 90 145 150 174 211 225 261 290 422 435 450 522 633 725 870 1,055 1,266 1,305 1,450 1,899 2,110 2,175 2,610 3,165 3,798 4,350 5,275 6,119 6,330 6,525 9,495 10,550 12,238 13,050 15,825 18,357 18,990 30,595 31,650 36,714 47,475 55,071 61,190 91,785 94,950 110,142 152,975 183,570 275,355 305,950 458,925 550,710 917,850 1,376,775 and 2,753,550, with no remainder.

Since 2,753,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,753,550, 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).