Q: Is 2,044,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,044,800 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 2,044,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 64 71 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 128 142 144 150 160 180 192 200 213 225 240 284 288 300 320 355 360 384 400 426 450 480 568 576 600 639 640 710 720 800 852 900 960 1,065 1,136 1,152 1,200 1,278 1,420 1,440 1,600 1,704 1,775 1,800 1,920 2,130 2,272 2,400 2,556 2,840 2,880 3,195 3,200 3,408 3,550 3,600 4,260 4,544 4,800 5,112 5,325 5,680 5,760 6,390 6,816 7,100 7,200 8,520 9,088 9,600 10,224 10,650 11,360 12,780 13,632 14,200 14,400 15,975 17,040 20,448 21,300 22,720 25,560 27,264 28,400 28,800 31,950 34,080 40,896 42,600 45,440 51,120 56,800 63,900 68,160 81,792 85,200 102,240 113,600 127,800 136,320 170,400 204,480 227,200 255,600 340,800 408,960 511,200 681,600 1,022,400 and 2,044,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,044,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,044,800, 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).