Q: Is 2,107,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,107,750 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 2,107,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 8,431 16,862 42,155 84,310 210,775 421,550 1,053,875 and 2,107,750, with no remainder.

Since 2,107,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,107,750, 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).