Q: Is 2,399,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,399,100 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 2,399,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 660 727 825 1,100 1,454 1,650 2,181 2,908 3,300 3,635 4,362 7,270 7,997 8,724 10,905 14,540 15,994 18,175 21,810 23,991 31,988 36,350 39,985 43,620 47,982 54,525 72,700 79,970 95,964 109,050 119,955 159,940 199,925 218,100 239,910 399,850 479,820 599,775 799,700 1,199,550 and 2,399,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,399,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,399,100, 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).