Q: Is 2,402,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,402,400 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 2,402,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 30 32 33 35 39 40 42 44 48 50 52 55 56 60 65 66 70 75 77 78 80 84 88 91 96 100 104 105 110 112 120 130 132 140 143 150 154 156 160 165 168 175 176 182 195 200 208 210 220 224 231 240 260 264 273 275 280 286 300 308 312 325 330 336 350 352 364 385 390 400 416 420 429 440 455 462 480 520 525 528 546 550 560 572 600 616 624 650 660 672 700 715 728 770 780 800 825 840 858 880 910 924 975 1,001 1,040 1,050 1,056 1,092 1,100 1,120 1,144 1,155 1,200 1,232 1,248 1,300 1,320 1,365 1,400 1,430 1,456 1,540 1,560 1,650 1,680 1,716 1,760 1,820 1,848 1,925 1,950 2,002 2,080 2,100 2,145 2,184 2,200 2,275 2,288 2,310 2,400 2,464 2,600 2,640 2,730 2,800 2,860 2,912 3,003 3,080 3,120 3,300 3,360 3,432 3,575 3,640 3,696 3,850 3,900 4,004 4,200 4,290 4,368 4,400 4,550 4,576 4,620 5,005 5,200 5,280 5,460 5,600 5,720 5,775 6,006 6,160 6,240 6,600 6,825 6,864 7,150 7,280 7,392 7,700 7,800 8,008 8,400 8,580 8,736 8,800 9,100 9,240 10,010 10,400 10,725 10,920 11,440 11,550 12,012 12,320 13,200 13,650 13,728 14,300 14,560 15,015 15,400 15,600 16,016 16,800 17,160 18,200 18,480 20,020 21,450 21,840 22,880 23,100 24,024 25,025 26,400 27,300 28,600 30,030 30,800 31,200 32,032 34,320 36,400 36,960 40,040 42,900 43,680 46,200 48,048 50,050 54,600 57,200 60,060 61,600 68,640 72,800 75,075 80,080 85,800 92,400 96,096 100,100 109,200 114,400 120,120 150,150 160,160 171,600 184,800 200,200 218,400 240,240 300,300 343,200 400,400 480,480 600,600 800,800 1,201,200 and 2,402,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,400, 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).