Q: Is 2,174,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,174,700 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 2,174,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 659 660 825 1,100 1,318 1,650 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,300 3,954 6,590 7,249 7,908 9,885 13,180 14,498 16,475 19,770 21,747 28,996 32,950 36,245 39,540 43,494 49,425 65,900 72,490 86,988 98,850 108,735 144,980 181,225 197,700 217,470 362,450 434,940 543,675 724,900 1,087,350 and 2,174,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,174,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,174,700, 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).