Q: Is 2,136,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,136,900 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 2,136,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 300 340 419 425 510 838 850 1,020 1,257 1,275 1,676 1,700 2,095 2,514 2,550 4,190 5,028 5,100 6,285 7,123 8,380 10,475 12,570 14,246 20,950 21,369 25,140 28,492 31,425 35,615 41,900 42,738 62,850 71,230 85,476 106,845 125,700 142,460 178,075 213,690 356,150 427,380 534,225 712,300 1,068,450 and 2,136,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,136,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,136,900, 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).