Q: Is 2,135,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,135,400 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 2,135,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 3,559 7,118 10,677 14,236 17,795 21,354 28,472 35,590 42,708 53,385 71,180 85,416 88,975 106,770 142,360 177,950 213,540 266,925 355,900 427,080 533,850 711,800 1,067,700 and 2,135,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,135,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,135,400, 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).