Q: Is 2,357,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,357,900 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 2,357,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 19 20 25 34 38 50 68 73 76 85 95 100 146 170 190 292 323 340 365 380 425 475 646 730 850 950 1,241 1,292 1,387 1,460 1,615 1,700 1,825 1,900 2,482 2,774 3,230 3,650 4,964 5,548 6,205 6,460 6,935 7,300 8,075 12,410 13,870 16,150 23,579 24,820 27,740 31,025 32,300 34,675 47,158 62,050 69,350 94,316 117,895 124,100 138,700 235,790 471,580 589,475 1,178,950 and 2,357,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,357,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,357,900, 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).