Q: Is 2,074,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,074,500 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 2,074,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 461 500 750 900 922 1,125 1,383 1,500 1,844 2,250 2,305 2,766 4,149 4,500 4,610 5,532 6,915 8,298 9,220 11,525 13,830 16,596 20,745 23,050 27,660 34,575 41,490 46,100 57,625 69,150 82,980 103,725 115,250 138,300 172,875 207,450 230,500 345,750 414,900 518,625 691,500 1,037,250 and 2,074,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,074,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,074,500, 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).