Q: Is 2,122,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,450 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 2,122,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 17 22 25 34 50 55 85 110 170 187 227 275 374 425 454 550 850 935 1,135 1,870 2,270 2,497 3,859 4,675 4,994 5,675 7,718 9,350 11,350 12,485 19,295 24,970 38,590 42,449 62,425 84,898 96,475 124,850 192,950 212,245 424,490 1,061,225 and 2,122,450, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,450, 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).