Q: Is 2,247,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,247,200 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 2,247,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 53 80 100 106 160 200 212 265 400 424 530 800 848 1,060 1,325 1,696 2,120 2,650 2,809 4,240 5,300 5,618 8,480 10,600 11,236 14,045 21,200 22,472 28,090 42,400 44,944 56,180 70,225 89,888 112,360 140,450 224,720 280,900 449,440 561,800 1,123,600 and 2,247,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,247,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,247,200, 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).