Q: Is 2,014,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,014,500 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 2,014,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 79 85 100 102 125 150 158 170 204 237 250 255 300 316 340 375 395 425 474 500 510 750 790 850 948 1,020 1,185 1,275 1,343 1,500 1,580 1,700 1,975 2,125 2,370 2,550 2,686 3,950 4,029 4,250 4,740 5,100 5,372 5,925 6,375 6,715 7,900 8,058 8,500 9,875 11,850 12,750 13,430 16,116 19,750 20,145 23,700 25,500 26,860 29,625 33,575 39,500 40,290 59,250 67,150 80,580 100,725 118,500 134,300 167,875 201,450 335,750 402,900 503,625 671,500 1,007,250 and 2,014,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,014,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,014,500, 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).