Q: Is 2,343,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,343,500 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 2,343,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 109 125 172 215 218 250 430 436 500 545 860 1,075 1,090 2,150 2,180 2,725 4,300 4,687 5,375 5,450 9,374 10,750 10,900 13,625 18,748 21,500 23,435 27,250 46,870 54,500 93,740 117,175 234,350 468,700 585,875 1,171,750 and 2,343,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,343,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,343,500, 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).