Q: Is 2,040,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,040,500 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 2,040,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 53 55 70 77 100 106 110 125 140 154 175 212 220 250 265 275 308 350 371 385 500 530 550 583 700 742 770 875 1,060 1,100 1,166 1,325 1,375 1,484 1,540 1,750 1,855 1,925 2,332 2,650 2,750 2,915 3,500 3,710 3,850 4,081 5,300 5,500 5,830 6,625 7,420 7,700 8,162 9,275 9,625 11,660 13,250 14,575 16,324 18,550 19,250 20,405 26,500 29,150 37,100 38,500 40,810 46,375 58,300 72,875 81,620 92,750 102,025 145,750 185,500 204,050 291,500 408,100 510,125 1,020,250 and 2,040,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,040,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,040,500, 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).