Q: Is 2,201,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,500 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 2,201,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 37 50 68 70 74 85 100 119 125 140 148 170 175 185 238 250 259 340 350 370 425 476 500 518 595 629 700 740 850 875 925 1,036 1,190 1,258 1,295 1,700 1,750 1,850 2,125 2,380 2,516 2,590 2,975 3,145 3,500 3,700 4,250 4,403 4,625 5,180 5,950 6,290 6,475 8,500 8,806 9,250 11,900 12,580 12,950 14,875 15,725 17,612 18,500 22,015 25,900 29,750 31,450 32,375 44,030 59,500 62,900 64,750 78,625 88,060 110,075 129,500 157,250 220,150 314,500 440,300 550,375 1,100,750 and 2,201,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,500, 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).