Q: Is 2,126,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,126,400 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 2,126,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 400 443 480 600 800 886 960 1,200 1,329 1,600 1,772 2,215 2,400 2,658 3,544 4,430 4,800 5,316 6,645 7,088 8,860 10,632 11,075 13,290 14,176 17,720 21,264 22,150 26,580 28,352 33,225 35,440 42,528 44,300 53,160 66,450 70,880 85,056 88,600 106,320 132,900 141,760 177,200 212,640 265,800 354,400 425,280 531,600 708,800 1,063,200 and 2,126,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,126,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,126,400, 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).