Q: Is 2,216,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,216,500 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 2,216,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 31 44 50 52 55 62 65 100 110 124 125 130 143 155 220 250 260 275 286 310 325 341 403 500 550 572 620 650 682 715 775 806 1,100 1,300 1,364 1,375 1,430 1,550 1,612 1,625 1,705 2,015 2,750 2,860 3,100 3,250 3,410 3,575 3,875 4,030 4,433 5,500 6,500 6,820 7,150 7,750 8,060 8,525 8,866 10,075 14,300 15,500 17,050 17,732 17,875 20,150 22,165 34,100 35,750 40,300 42,625 44,330 50,375 71,500 85,250 88,660 100,750 110,825 170,500 201,500 221,650 443,300 554,125 1,108,250 and 2,216,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,216,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,216,500, 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).