Q: Is 2,057,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,057,700 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 2,057,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 361 380 475 570 722 950 1,083 1,140 1,425 1,444 1,805 1,900 2,166 2,850 3,610 4,332 5,415 5,700 6,859 7,220 9,025 10,830 13,718 18,050 20,577 21,660 27,075 27,436 34,295 36,100 41,154 54,150 68,590 82,308 102,885 108,300 137,180 171,475 205,770 342,950 411,540 514,425 685,900 1,028,850 and 2,057,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,057,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,057,700, 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).