Q: Is 2,444,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,444,200 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 2,444,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 101 110 121 200 202 220 242 275 404 440 484 505 550 605 808 968 1,010 1,100 1,111 1,210 2,020 2,200 2,222 2,420 2,525 3,025 4,040 4,444 4,840 5,050 5,555 6,050 8,888 10,100 11,110 12,100 12,221 20,200 22,220 24,200 24,442 27,775 44,440 48,884 55,550 61,105 97,768 111,100 122,210 222,200 244,420 305,525 488,840 611,050 1,222,100 and 2,444,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,444,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,444,200, 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).