Q: Is 2,183,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,183,700 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 2,183,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 251 290 300 348 435 502 580 725 753 870 1,004 1,255 1,450 1,506 1,740 2,175 2,510 2,900 3,012 3,765 4,350 5,020 6,275 7,279 7,530 8,700 12,550 14,558 15,060 18,825 21,837 25,100 29,116 36,395 37,650 43,674 72,790 75,300 87,348 109,185 145,580 181,975 218,370 363,950 436,740 545,925 727,900 1,091,850 and 2,183,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,183,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,183,700, 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).