Q: Is 2,364,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,364,000 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 2,364,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 197 200 240 250 300 375 394 400 480 500 591 600 750 788 800 985 1,000 1,182 1,200 1,500 1,576 1,970 2,000 2,364 2,400 2,955 3,000 3,152 3,940 4,000 4,728 4,925 5,910 6,000 6,304 7,880 9,456 9,850 11,820 12,000 14,775 15,760 18,912 19,700 23,640 24,625 29,550 31,520 39,400 47,280 49,250 59,100 73,875 78,800 94,560 98,500 118,200 147,750 157,600 197,000 236,400 295,500 394,000 472,800 591,000 788,000 1,182,000 and 2,364,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,364,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,364,000, 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).