Q: Is 2,279,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,279,000 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 2,279,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 53 86 100 106 125 172 200 212 215 250 265 344 424 430 500 530 860 1,000 1,060 1,075 1,325 1,720 2,120 2,150 2,279 2,650 4,300 4,558 5,300 5,375 6,625 8,600 9,116 10,600 10,750 11,395 13,250 18,232 21,500 22,790 26,500 43,000 45,580 53,000 56,975 91,160 113,950 227,900 284,875 455,800 569,750 1,139,500 and 2,279,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,279,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,279,000, 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).