Q: Is 2,316,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,316,200 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 2,316,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 74 100 148 185 200 296 313 370 626 740 925 1,252 1,480 1,565 1,850 2,504 3,130 3,700 6,260 7,400 7,825 11,581 12,520 15,650 23,162 31,300 46,324 57,905 62,600 92,648 115,810 231,620 289,525 463,240 579,050 1,158,100 and 2,316,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,316,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,316,200, 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).