Q: Is 2,460,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,460,000 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 2,460,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 41 48 50 60 75 80 82 96 100 120 123 125 150 160 164 200 205 240 246 250 300 328 375 400 410 480 492 500 600 615 625 656 750 800 820 984 1,000 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,250 1,312 1,500 1,640 1,875 1,968 2,000 2,050 2,400 2,460 2,500 3,000 3,075 3,280 3,750 3,936 4,000 4,100 4,920 5,000 5,125 6,000 6,150 6,560 7,500 8,200 9,840 10,000 10,250 12,000 12,300 15,000 15,375 16,400 19,680 20,000 20,500 24,600 25,625 30,000 30,750 32,800 41,000 49,200 51,250 60,000 61,500 76,875 82,000 98,400 102,500 123,000 153,750 164,000 205,000 246,000 307,500 410,000 492,000 615,000 820,000 1,230,000 and 2,460,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,460,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,460,000, 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).