Q: Is 2,315,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,315,400 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 2,315,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 200 204 227 255 300 340 408 425 454 510 600 680 681 850 908 1,020 1,135 1,275 1,362 1,700 1,816 2,040 2,270 2,550 2,724 3,400 3,405 3,859 4,540 5,100 5,448 5,675 6,810 7,718 9,080 10,200 11,350 11,577 13,620 15,436 17,025 19,295 22,700 23,154 27,240 30,872 34,050 38,590 45,400 46,308 57,885 68,100 77,180 92,616 96,475 115,770 136,200 154,360 192,950 231,540 289,425 385,900 463,080 578,850 771,800 1,157,700 and 2,315,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,315,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,315,400, 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).