Q: Is 2,214,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,214,500 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 2,214,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 103 125 172 206 215 250 412 430 500 515 860 1,030 1,075 2,060 2,150 2,575 4,300 4,429 5,150 5,375 8,858 10,300 10,750 12,875 17,716 21,500 22,145 25,750 44,290 51,500 88,580 110,725 221,450 442,900 553,625 1,107,250 and 2,214,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,214,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,214,500, 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).