Q: Is 2,422,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,422,000 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 2,422,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 173 175 200 250 280 346 350 400 500 560 692 700 865 875 1,000 1,211 1,384 1,400 1,730 1,750 2,000 2,422 2,768 2,800 3,460 3,500 4,325 4,844 6,055 6,920 7,000 8,650 9,688 12,110 13,840 14,000 17,300 19,376 21,625 24,220 30,275 34,600 43,250 48,440 60,550 69,200 86,500 96,880 121,100 151,375 173,000 242,200 302,750 346,000 484,400 605,500 1,211,000 and 2,422,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,422,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,422,000, 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).