Q: Is 2,042,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,042,500 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 2,042,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 43 50 76 86 95 100 125 172 190 215 250 380 430 475 500 625 817 860 950 1,075 1,250 1,634 1,900 2,150 2,375 2,500 3,268 4,085 4,300 4,750 5,375 8,170 9,500 10,750 11,875 16,340 20,425 21,500 23,750 26,875 40,850 47,500 53,750 81,700 102,125 107,500 204,250 408,500 510,625 1,021,250 and 2,042,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,042,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,042,500, 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).