Q: Is 2,146,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,146,000 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 2,146,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 37 40 50 58 74 80 100 116 125 145 148 185 200 232 250 290 296 370 400 464 500 580 592 725 740 925 1,000 1,073 1,160 1,450 1,480 1,850 2,000 2,146 2,320 2,900 2,960 3,625 3,700 4,292 4,625 5,365 5,800 7,250 7,400 8,584 9,250 10,730 11,600 14,500 14,800 17,168 18,500 21,460 26,825 29,000 37,000 42,920 53,650 58,000 74,000 85,840 107,300 134,125 214,600 268,250 429,200 536,500 1,073,000 and 2,146,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,146,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,146,000, 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).