Q: Is 2,271,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,271,300 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 2,271,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 67 75 100 113 134 150 201 226 268 300 335 339 402 452 565 670 678 804 1,005 1,130 1,340 1,356 1,675 1,695 2,010 2,260 2,825 3,350 3,390 4,020 5,025 5,650 6,700 6,780 7,571 8,475 10,050 11,300 15,142 16,950 20,100 22,713 30,284 33,900 37,855 45,426 75,710 90,852 113,565 151,420 189,275 227,130 378,550 454,260 567,825 757,100 1,135,650 and 2,271,300, with no remainder.

Since 2,271,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,271,300, 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).