Q: Is 2,342,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,342,550 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 2,342,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 25 30 35 42 46 50 69 70 75 97 105 115 138 150 161 175 194 210 230 291 322 345 350 483 485 525 575 582 679 690 805 966 970 1,050 1,150 1,358 1,455 1,610 1,725 2,037 2,231 2,415 2,425 2,910 3,395 3,450 4,025 4,074 4,462 4,830 4,850 6,693 6,790 7,275 8,050 10,185 11,155 12,075 13,386 14,550 15,617 16,975 20,370 22,310 24,150 31,234 33,465 33,950 46,851 50,925 55,775 66,930 78,085 93,702 101,850 111,550 156,170 167,325 234,255 334,650 390,425 468,510 780,850 1,171,275 and 2,342,550, with no remainder.

Since 2,342,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,342,550, 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).