Q: Is 2,621,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,621,700 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 2,621,700 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 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 971 1,350 1,942 2,700 2,913 3,884 4,855 5,826 8,739 9,710 11,652 14,565 17,478 19,420 24,275 26,217 29,130 34,956 43,695 48,550 52,434 58,260 72,825 87,390 97,100 104,868 131,085 145,650 174,780 218,475 262,170 291,300 436,950 524,340 655,425 873,900 1,310,850 and 2,621,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,621,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,621,700, 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).