Q: Is 2,259,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,259,200 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 2,259,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 353 400 640 706 800 1,280 1,412 1,600 1,765 2,824 3,200 3,530 5,648 6,400 7,060 8,825 11,296 14,120 17,650 22,592 28,240 35,300 45,184 56,480 70,600 90,368 112,960 141,200 225,920 282,400 451,840 564,800 1,129,600 and 2,259,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,259,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,259,200, 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).