Q: Is 2,921,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,921,850 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 2,921,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 43 45 50 75 86 90 129 150 151 215 225 258 302 387 430 450 453 645 755 774 906 1,075 1,290 1,359 1,510 1,935 2,150 2,265 2,718 3,225 3,775 3,870 4,530 6,450 6,493 6,795 7,550 9,675 11,325 12,986 13,590 19,350 19,479 22,650 32,465 33,975 38,958 58,437 64,930 67,950 97,395 116,874 162,325 194,790 292,185 324,650 486,975 584,370 973,950 1,460,925 and 2,921,850, with no remainder.

Since 2,921,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,921,850, 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).