Q: Is 2,456,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,456,800 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 2,456,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 74 80 83 100 148 160 166 185 200 296 332 370 400 415 592 664 740 800 830 925 1,184 1,328 1,480 1,660 1,850 2,075 2,656 2,960 3,071 3,320 3,700 4,150 5,920 6,142 6,640 7,400 8,300 12,284 13,280 14,800 15,355 16,600 24,568 29,600 30,710 33,200 49,136 61,420 66,400 76,775 98,272 122,840 153,550 245,680 307,100 491,360 614,200 1,228,400 and 2,456,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,456,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,456,800, 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).