Q: Is 2,132,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,132,550 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 2,132,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 450 525 630 677 1,050 1,354 1,575 2,031 3,150 3,385 4,062 4,739 6,093 6,770 9,478 10,155 12,186 14,217 16,925 20,310 23,695 28,434 30,465 33,850 42,651 47,390 50,775 60,930 71,085 85,302 101,550 118,475 142,170 152,325 213,255 236,950 304,650 355,425 426,510 710,850 1,066,275 and 2,132,550, with no remainder.

Since 2,132,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,132,550, 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).