Q: Is 2,158,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,158,200 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 2,158,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 55 60 66 72 75 88 90 99 100 109 110 120 132 150 165 180 198 200 218 220 225 264 275 300 327 330 360 396 436 440 450 495 545 550 600 654 660 792 825 872 900 981 990 1,090 1,100 1,199 1,308 1,320 1,635 1,650 1,800 1,962 1,980 2,180 2,200 2,398 2,475 2,616 2,725 3,270 3,300 3,597 3,924 3,960 4,360 4,796 4,905 4,950 5,450 5,995 6,540 6,600 7,194 7,848 8,175 9,592 9,810 9,900 10,791 10,900 11,990 13,080 14,388 16,350 17,985 19,620 19,800 21,582 21,800 23,980 24,525 28,776 29,975 32,700 35,970 39,240 43,164 47,960 49,050 53,955 59,950 65,400 71,940 86,328 89,925 98,100 107,910 119,900 143,880 179,850 196,200 215,820 239,800 269,775 359,700 431,640 539,550 719,400 1,079,100 and 2,158,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,158,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,158,200, 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).