Q: Is 2,197,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,197,350 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 2,197,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 114 150 171 190 225 257 285 342 450 475 514 570 771 855 950 1,285 1,425 1,542 1,710 2,313 2,570 2,850 3,855 4,275 4,626 4,883 6,425 7,710 8,550 9,766 11,565 12,850 14,649 19,275 23,130 24,415 29,298 38,550 43,947 48,830 57,825 73,245 87,894 115,650 122,075 146,490 219,735 244,150 366,225 439,470 732,450 1,098,675 and 2,197,350, with no remainder.

Since 2,197,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,197,350, 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).