Q: Is 2,154,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,154,000 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 2,154,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 359 375 400 500 600 718 750 1,000 1,077 1,200 1,436 1,500 1,795 2,000 2,154 2,872 3,000 3,590 4,308 5,385 5,744 6,000 7,180 8,616 8,975 10,770 14,360 17,232 17,950 21,540 26,925 28,720 35,900 43,080 44,875 53,850 71,800 86,160 89,750 107,700 134,625 143,600 179,500 215,400 269,250 359,000 430,800 538,500 718,000 1,077,000 and 2,154,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,154,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,154,000, 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).