Q: Is 2,433,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,433,000 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 2,433,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 811 1,000 1,500 1,622 2,433 3,000 3,244 4,055 4,866 6,488 8,110 9,732 12,165 16,220 19,464 20,275 24,330 32,440 40,550 48,660 60,825 81,100 97,320 101,375 121,650 162,200 202,750 243,300 304,125 405,500 486,600 608,250 811,000 1,216,500 and 2,433,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,433,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,433,000, 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).