Q: Is 2,241,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,241,300 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 2,241,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 186 241 300 310 372 465 482 620 723 775 930 964 1,205 1,446 1,550 1,860 2,325 2,410 2,892 3,100 3,615 4,650 4,820 6,025 7,230 7,471 9,300 12,050 14,460 14,942 18,075 22,413 24,100 29,884 36,150 37,355 44,826 72,300 74,710 89,652 112,065 149,420 186,775 224,130 373,550 448,260 560,325 747,100 1,120,650 and 2,241,300, with no remainder.

Since 2,241,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,241,300, 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).