Q: Is 2,403,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,403,700 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 2,403,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 43 50 52 65 86 100 130 172 215 260 325 430 559 650 860 1,075 1,118 1,300 1,849 2,150 2,236 2,795 3,698 4,300 5,590 7,396 9,245 11,180 13,975 18,490 24,037 27,950 36,980 46,225 48,074 55,900 92,450 96,148 120,185 184,900 240,370 480,740 600,925 1,201,850 and 2,403,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,403,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,403,700, 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).