Q: Is 2,164,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,164,950 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 2,164,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 150 153 170 225 255 283 306 425 450 510 566 765 849 850 1,275 1,415 1,530 1,698 2,547 2,550 2,830 3,825 4,245 4,811 5,094 7,075 7,650 8,490 9,622 12,735 14,150 14,433 21,225 24,055 25,470 28,866 42,450 43,299 48,110 63,675 72,165 86,598 120,275 127,350 144,330 216,495 240,550 360,825 432,990 721,650 1,082,475 and 2,164,950, with no remainder.

Since 2,164,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,164,950, 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).