Q: Is 2,096,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,096,700 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 2,096,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 241 290 300 348 435 482 580 723 725 870 964 1,205 1,446 1,450 1,740 2,175 2,410 2,892 2,900 3,615 4,350 4,820 6,025 6,989 7,230 8,700 12,050 13,978 14,460 18,075 20,967 24,100 27,956 34,945 36,150 41,934 69,890 72,300 83,868 104,835 139,780 174,725 209,670 349,450 419,340 524,175 698,900 1,048,350 and 2,096,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,096,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,096,700, 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).