Q: Is 21,202,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 21,202,000 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 21,202,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 1,000 2,000 10,601 21,202 42,404 53,005 84,808 106,010 169,616 212,020 265,025 424,040 530,050 848,080 1,060,100 1,325,125 2,120,200 2,650,250 4,240,400 5,300,500 10,601,000 and 21,202,000, with no remainder.

Since 21,202,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,202,000, 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).