Q: Is 2,125,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,125,500 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 2,125,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 109 125 130 150 156 195 218 250 260 300 325 327 375 390 436 500 545 650 654 750 780 975 1,090 1,300 1,308 1,417 1,500 1,625 1,635 1,950 2,180 2,725 2,834 3,250 3,270 3,900 4,251 4,875 5,450 5,668 6,500 6,540 7,085 8,175 8,502 9,750 10,900 13,625 14,170 16,350 17,004 19,500 21,255 27,250 28,340 32,700 35,425 40,875 42,510 54,500 70,850 81,750 85,020 106,275 141,700 163,500 177,125 212,550 354,250 425,100 531,375 708,500 1,062,750 and 2,125,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,125,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,125,500, 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).