Q: Is 2,246,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,246,400 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 2,246,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 54 60 64 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 108 117 120 128 130 135 144 150 156 160 180 192 195 200 208 216 225 234 240 256 260 270 288 300 312 320 325 351 360 384 390 400 416 432 450 468 480 520 540 576 585 600 624 640 650 675 702 720 768 780 800 832 864 900 936 960 975 1,040 1,080 1,152 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,280 1,300 1,350 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,600 1,664 1,728 1,755 1,800 1,872 1,920 1,950 2,080 2,160 2,304 2,340 2,400 2,496 2,600 2,700 2,808 2,880 2,925 3,120 3,200 3,328 3,456 3,510 3,600 3,744 3,840 3,900 4,160 4,320 4,680 4,800 4,992 5,200 5,400 5,616 5,760 5,850 6,240 6,400 6,912 7,020 7,200 7,488 7,800 8,320 8,640 8,775 9,360 9,600 9,984 10,400 10,800 11,232 11,520 11,700 12,480 14,040 14,400 14,976 15,600 16,640 17,280 17,550 18,720 19,200 20,800 21,600 22,464 23,400 24,960 28,080 28,800 29,952 31,200 34,560 35,100 37,440 41,600 43,200 44,928 46,800 49,920 56,160 57,600 62,400 70,200 74,880 83,200 86,400 89,856 93,600 112,320 124,800 140,400 149,760 172,800 187,200 224,640 249,600 280,800 374,400 449,280 561,600 748,800 1,123,200 and 2,246,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,246,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,246,400, 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).