Q: Is 2,183,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,183,200 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 2,183,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 160 200 400 800 2,729 5,458 10,916 13,645 21,832 27,290 43,664 54,580 68,225 87,328 109,160 136,450 218,320 272,900 436,640 545,800 1,091,600 and 2,183,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,183,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,183,200, 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).