Q: Is 2,122,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,250 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 2,122,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 50 65 125 130 250 325 650 653 1,306 1,625 3,250 3,265 6,530 8,489 16,325 16,978 32,650 42,445 81,625 84,890 163,250 212,225 424,450 1,061,125 and 2,122,250, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,250, 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).