Q: Is 2,152,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,152,500 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 2,152,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 41 42 50 60 70 75 82 84 100 105 123 125 140 150 164 175 205 210 246 250 287 300 350 375 410 420 492 500 525 574 615 625 700 750 820 861 875 1,025 1,050 1,148 1,230 1,250 1,435 1,500 1,722 1,750 1,875 2,050 2,100 2,460 2,500 2,625 2,870 3,075 3,444 3,500 3,750 4,100 4,305 4,375 5,125 5,250 5,740 6,150 7,175 7,500 8,610 8,750 10,250 10,500 12,300 13,125 14,350 15,375 17,220 17,500 20,500 21,525 25,625 26,250 28,700 30,750 35,875 43,050 51,250 52,500 61,500 71,750 76,875 86,100 102,500 107,625 143,500 153,750 179,375 215,250 307,500 358,750 430,500 538,125 717,500 1,076,250 and 2,152,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,152,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,152,500, 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).