Q: Is 2,355,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,355,200 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 2,355,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 32 40 46 50 64 80 92 100 115 128 160 184 200 230 256 320 368 400 460 512 575 640 736 800 920 1,024 1,150 1,280 1,472 1,600 1,840 2,048 2,300 2,560 2,944 3,200 3,680 4,096 4,600 5,120 5,888 6,400 7,360 9,200 10,240 11,776 12,800 14,720 18,400 20,480 23,552 25,600 29,440 36,800 47,104 51,200 58,880 73,600 94,208 102,400 117,760 147,200 235,520 294,400 471,040 588,800 1,177,600 and 2,355,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,355,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,355,200, 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).