Q: Is 2,244,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,244,000 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 2,244,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 20 22 24 25 30 32 33 34 40 44 48 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 80 85 88 96 100 102 110 120 125 132 136 150 160 165 170 176 187 200 204 220 240 250 255 264 272 275 300 330 340 352 374 375 400 408 425 440 480 500 510 528 544 550 561 600 660 680 748 750 800 816 825 850 880 935 1,000 1,020 1,056 1,100 1,122 1,200 1,275 1,320 1,360 1,375 1,496 1,500 1,632 1,650 1,700 1,760 1,870 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,200 2,244 2,400 2,550 2,640 2,720 2,750 2,805 2,992 3,000 3,300 3,400 3,740 4,000 4,080 4,125 4,250 4,400 4,488 4,675 5,100 5,280 5,500 5,610 5,984 6,000 6,375 6,600 6,800 7,480 8,160 8,250 8,500 8,800 8,976 9,350 10,200 11,000 11,220 12,000 12,750 13,200 13,600 14,025 14,960 16,500 17,000 17,952 18,700 20,400 22,000 22,440 23,375 25,500 26,400 28,050 29,920 33,000 34,000 37,400 40,800 44,000 44,880 46,750 51,000 56,100 66,000 68,000 70,125 74,800 89,760 93,500 102,000 112,200 132,000 140,250 149,600 187,000 204,000 224,400 280,500 374,000 448,800 561,000 748,000 1,122,000 and 2,244,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,244,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,244,000, 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).