Q: Is 2,238,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,238,000 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 2,238,000 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 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 373 375 400 500 600 746 750 1,000 1,119 1,200 1,492 1,500 1,865 2,000 2,238 2,984 3,000 3,730 4,476 5,595 5,968 6,000 7,460 8,952 9,325 11,190 14,920 17,904 18,650 22,380 27,975 29,840 37,300 44,760 46,625 55,950 74,600 89,520 93,250 111,900 139,875 149,200 186,500 223,800 279,750 373,000 447,600 559,500 746,000 1,119,000 and 2,238,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,238,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,238,000, 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).