Q: Is 2,345,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,345,000 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 2,345,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 67 70 100 125 134 140 175 200 250 268 280 335 350 469 500 536 625 670 700 875 938 1,000 1,250 1,340 1,400 1,675 1,750 1,876 2,345 2,500 2,680 3,350 3,500 3,752 4,375 4,690 5,000 6,700 7,000 8,375 8,750 9,380 11,725 13,400 16,750 17,500 18,760 23,450 33,500 35,000 41,875 46,900 58,625 67,000 83,750 93,800 117,250 167,500 234,500 293,125 335,000 469,000 586,250 1,172,500 and 2,345,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,345,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,345,000, 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).