Q: Is 2,227,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,227,000 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 2,227,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 131 136 170 200 250 262 340 425 500 524 655 680 850 1,000 1,048 1,310 1,700 2,125 2,227 2,620 3,275 3,400 4,250 4,454 5,240 6,550 8,500 8,908 11,135 13,100 16,375 17,000 17,816 22,270 26,200 32,750 44,540 55,675 65,500 89,080 111,350 131,000 222,700 278,375 445,400 556,750 1,113,500 and 2,227,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,227,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,227,000, 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).