Q: Is 2,167,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,167,000 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 2,167,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 125 197 200 220 250 275 394 440 500 550 788 985 1,000 1,100 1,375 1,576 1,970 2,167 2,200 2,750 3,940 4,334 4,925 5,500 7,880 8,668 9,850 10,835 11,000 17,336 19,700 21,670 24,625 39,400 43,340 49,250 54,175 86,680 98,500 108,350 197,000 216,700 270,875 433,400 541,750 1,083,500 and 2,167,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,167,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,167,000, 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).