Q: Is 2,387,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,387,100 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 2,387,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 73 75 100 109 146 150 218 219 292 300 327 365 436 438 545 654 730 876 1,090 1,095 1,308 1,460 1,635 1,825 2,180 2,190 2,725 3,270 3,650 4,380 5,450 5,475 6,540 7,300 7,957 8,175 10,900 10,950 15,914 16,350 21,900 23,871 31,828 32,700 39,785 47,742 79,570 95,484 119,355 159,140 198,925 238,710 397,850 477,420 596,775 795,700 1,193,550 and 2,387,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,387,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,387,100, 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).