Q: Is 2,316,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,316,500 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 2,316,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 82 100 113 125 164 205 226 250 410 452 500 565 820 1,025 1,130 2,050 2,260 2,825 4,100 4,633 5,125 5,650 9,266 10,250 11,300 14,125 18,532 20,500 23,165 28,250 46,330 56,500 92,660 115,825 231,650 463,300 579,125 1,158,250 and 2,316,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,316,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,316,500, 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).