Q: Is 2,372,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,372,400 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 2,372,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 659 720 900 1,200 1,318 1,800 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,600 3,954 5,272 5,931 6,590 7,908 9,885 10,544 11,862 13,180 15,816 16,475 19,770 23,724 26,360 29,655 31,632 32,950 39,540 47,448 49,425 52,720 59,310 65,900 79,080 94,896 98,850 118,620 131,800 148,275 158,160 197,700 237,240 263,600 296,550 395,400 474,480 593,100 790,800 1,186,200 and 2,372,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,372,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,372,400, 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).