Q: Is 2,203,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,203,500 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 2,203,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 113 125 130 150 156 195 226 250 260 300 325 339 375 390 452 500 565 650 678 750 780 975 1,130 1,300 1,356 1,469 1,500 1,625 1,695 1,950 2,260 2,825 2,938 3,250 3,390 3,900 4,407 4,875 5,650 5,876 6,500 6,780 7,345 8,475 8,814 9,750 11,300 14,125 14,690 16,950 17,628 19,500 22,035 28,250 29,380 33,900 36,725 42,375 44,070 56,500 73,450 84,750 88,140 110,175 146,900 169,500 183,625 220,350 367,250 440,700 550,875 734,500 1,101,750 and 2,203,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,203,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,203,500, 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).