Q: Is 2,417,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,417,400 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 2,417,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 25 30 34 36 40 45 50 51 60 68 72 75 79 85 90 100 102 120 136 150 153 158 170 180 200 204 225 237 255 300 306 316 340 360 395 408 425 450 474 510 600 612 632 680 711 765 790 850 900 948 1,020 1,185 1,224 1,275 1,343 1,422 1,530 1,580 1,700 1,800 1,896 1,975 2,040 2,370 2,550 2,686 2,844 3,060 3,160 3,400 3,555 3,825 3,950 4,029 4,740 5,100 5,372 5,688 5,925 6,120 6,715 7,110 7,650 7,900 8,058 9,480 10,200 10,744 11,850 12,087 13,430 14,220 15,300 15,800 16,116 17,775 20,145 23,700 24,174 26,860 28,440 30,600 32,232 33,575 35,550 40,290 47,400 48,348 53,720 60,435 67,150 71,100 80,580 96,696 100,725 120,870 134,300 142,200 161,160 201,450 241,740 268,600 302,175 402,900 483,480 604,350 805,800 1,208,700 and 2,417,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,417,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,417,400, 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).