Q: Is 2,374,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,374,200 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 2,374,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,319 1,800 2,638 3,957 5,276 6,595 7,914 10,552 11,871 13,190 15,828 19,785 23,742 26,380 31,656 32,975 39,570 47,484 52,760 59,355 65,950 79,140 94,968 98,925 118,710 131,900 158,280 197,850 237,420 263,800 296,775 395,700 474,840 593,550 791,400 1,187,100 and 2,374,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,374,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,374,200, 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).