Q: Is 2,135,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,135,700 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 2,135,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 54 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 108 113 126 135 140 150 175 180 189 210 225 226 252 270 300 315 339 350 378 420 450 452 525 540 565 630 675 678 700 756 791 900 945 1,017 1,050 1,130 1,260 1,350 1,356 1,575 1,582 1,695 1,890 2,034 2,100 2,260 2,373 2,700 2,825 3,051 3,150 3,164 3,390 3,780 3,955 4,068 4,725 4,746 5,085 5,650 6,102 6,300 6,780 7,119 7,910 8,475 9,450 9,492 10,170 11,300 11,865 12,204 14,238 15,255 15,820 16,950 18,900 19,775 20,340 21,357 23,730 25,425 28,476 30,510 33,900 35,595 39,550 42,714 47,460 50,850 59,325 61,020 71,190 76,275 79,100 85,428 101,700 106,785 118,650 142,380 152,550 177,975 213,570 237,300 305,100 355,950 427,140 533,925 711,900 1,067,850 and 2,135,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,135,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,135,700, 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).