Q: Is 2,232,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,232,100 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 2,232,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 25 26 34 50 52 65 68 85 100 101 130 170 202 221 260 325 340 404 425 442 505 650 850 884 1,010 1,105 1,300 1,313 1,700 1,717 2,020 2,210 2,525 2,626 3,434 4,420 5,050 5,252 5,525 6,565 6,868 8,585 10,100 11,050 13,130 17,170 22,100 22,321 26,260 32,825 34,340 42,925 44,642 65,650 85,850 89,284 111,605 131,300 171,700 223,210 446,420 558,025 1,116,050 and 2,232,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,232,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,232,100, 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).