Q: Is 2,021,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,021,000 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 2,021,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 47 50 86 94 100 125 172 188 200 215 235 250 344 376 430 470 500 860 940 1,000 1,075 1,175 1,720 1,880 2,021 2,150 2,350 4,042 4,300 4,700 5,375 5,875 8,084 8,600 9,400 10,105 10,750 11,750 16,168 20,210 21,500 23,500 40,420 43,000 47,000 50,525 80,840 101,050 202,100 252,625 404,200 505,250 1,010,500 and 2,021,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,021,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,021,000, 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).