Q: Is 2,038,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,038,950 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 2,038,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 25 30 45 46 50 69 75 90 115 138 150 197 207 225 230 345 394 414 450 575 591 690 985 1,035 1,150 1,182 1,725 1,773 1,970 2,070 2,955 3,450 3,546 4,531 4,925 5,175 5,910 8,865 9,062 9,850 10,350 13,593 14,775 17,730 22,655 27,186 29,550 40,779 44,325 45,310 67,965 81,558 88,650 113,275 135,930 203,895 226,550 339,825 407,790 679,650 1,019,475 and 2,038,950, with no remainder.

Since 2,038,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,038,950, 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).