Q: Is 2,242,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,242,800 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 2,242,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 89 90 100 105 112 120 126 140 144 150 168 175 178 180 200 210 225 240 252 267 280 300 315 336 350 356 360 400 420 445 450 504 525 534 560 600 623 630 700 712 720 801 840 890 900 1,008 1,050 1,068 1,200 1,246 1,260 1,335 1,400 1,424 1,575 1,602 1,680 1,780 1,800 1,869 2,100 2,136 2,225 2,492 2,520 2,670 2,800 3,115 3,150 3,204 3,560 3,600 3,738 4,005 4,200 4,272 4,450 4,984 5,040 5,340 5,607 6,230 6,300 6,408 6,675 7,120 7,476 8,010 8,400 8,900 9,345 9,968 10,680 11,214 12,460 12,600 12,816 13,350 14,952 15,575 16,020 17,800 18,690 20,025 21,360 22,428 24,920 25,200 26,700 28,035 29,904 31,150 32,040 35,600 37,380 40,050 44,856 46,725 49,840 53,400 56,070 62,300 64,080 74,760 80,100 89,712 93,450 106,800 112,140 124,600 140,175 149,520 160,200 186,900 224,280 249,200 280,350 320,400 373,800 448,560 560,700 747,600 1,121,400 and 2,242,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,242,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,242,800, 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).