Q: Is 2,279,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,279,700 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 2,279,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 30 34 36 45 50 51 60 68 75 85 90 100 102 149 150 153 170 180 204 225 255 298 300 306 340 425 447 450 510 596 612 745 765 850 894 900 1,020 1,275 1,341 1,490 1,530 1,700 1,788 2,235 2,533 2,550 2,682 2,980 3,060 3,725 3,825 4,470 5,066 5,100 5,364 6,705 7,450 7,599 7,650 8,940 10,132 11,175 12,665 13,410 14,900 15,198 15,300 22,350 22,797 25,330 26,820 30,396 33,525 37,995 44,700 45,594 50,660 63,325 67,050 75,990 91,188 113,985 126,650 134,100 151,980 189,975 227,970 253,300 379,950 455,940 569,925 759,900 1,139,850 and 2,279,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,279,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,279,700, 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).