Q: Is 2,174,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,174,900 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 2,174,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 70 91 100 130 140 175 182 239 260 325 350 364 455 478 650 700 910 956 1,195 1,300 1,673 1,820 2,275 2,390 3,107 3,346 4,550 4,780 5,975 6,214 6,692 8,365 9,100 11,950 12,428 15,535 16,730 21,749 23,900 31,070 33,460 41,825 43,498 62,140 77,675 83,650 86,996 108,745 155,350 167,300 217,490 310,700 434,980 543,725 1,087,450 and 2,174,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,174,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,174,900, 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).