Q: Is 2,408,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,408,000 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 2,408,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 43 50 56 64 70 80 86 100 112 125 140 160 172 175 200 215 224 250 280 301 320 344 350 400 430 448 500 560 602 688 700 800 860 875 1,000 1,075 1,120 1,204 1,376 1,400 1,505 1,600 1,720 1,750 2,000 2,150 2,240 2,408 2,752 2,800 3,010 3,440 3,500 4,000 4,300 4,816 5,375 5,600 6,020 6,880 7,000 7,525 8,000 8,600 9,632 10,750 11,200 12,040 13,760 14,000 15,050 17,200 19,264 21,500 24,080 28,000 30,100 34,400 37,625 43,000 48,160 56,000 60,200 68,800 75,250 86,000 96,320 120,400 150,500 172,000 240,800 301,000 344,000 481,600 602,000 1,204,000 and 2,408,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,408,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,408,000, 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).