Q: Is 2,216,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,216,700 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 2,216,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 821 900 1,350 1,642 2,463 2,700 3,284 4,105 4,926 7,389 8,210 9,852 12,315 14,778 16,420 20,525 22,167 24,630 29,556 36,945 41,050 44,334 49,260 61,575 73,890 82,100 88,668 110,835 123,150 147,780 184,725 221,670 246,300 369,450 443,340 554,175 738,900 1,108,350 and 2,216,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,216,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,216,700, 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).