Q: Is 2,396,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,396,800 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 2,396,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 107 112 128 140 160 175 200 214 224 280 320 350 400 428 448 535 560 640 700 749 800 856 896 1,070 1,120 1,400 1,498 1,600 1,712 2,140 2,240 2,675 2,800 2,996 3,200 3,424 3,745 4,280 4,480 5,350 5,600 5,992 6,848 7,490 8,560 10,700 11,200 11,984 13,696 14,980 17,120 18,725 21,400 22,400 23,968 29,960 34,240 37,450 42,800 47,936 59,920 68,480 74,900 85,600 95,872 119,840 149,800 171,200 239,680 299,600 342,400 479,360 599,200 1,198,400 and 2,396,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,396,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,396,800, 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).