Q: Is 2,299,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,299,200 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 2,299,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 400 479 480 600 800 958 960 1,200 1,437 1,600 1,916 2,395 2,400 2,874 3,832 4,790 4,800 5,748 7,185 7,664 9,580 11,496 11,975 14,370 15,328 19,160 22,992 23,950 28,740 30,656 35,925 38,320 45,984 47,900 57,480 71,850 76,640 91,968 95,800 114,960 143,700 153,280 191,600 229,920 287,400 383,200 459,840 574,800 766,400 1,149,600 and 2,299,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,299,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,299,200, 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).