Q: Is 2,000,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,000,600 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 2,000,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 700 1,400 1,429 2,858 5,716 7,145 10,003 11,432 14,290 20,006 28,580 35,725 40,012 50,015 57,160 71,450 80,024 100,030 142,900 200,060 250,075 285,800 400,120 500,150 1,000,300 and 2,000,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,000,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,000,600, 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).