Q: Is 2,461,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,461,800 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 2,461,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 132 150 165 200 220 264 275 300 330 373 440 550 600 660 746 825 1,100 1,119 1,320 1,492 1,650 1,865 2,200 2,238 2,984 3,300 3,730 4,103 4,476 5,595 6,600 7,460 8,206 8,952 9,325 11,190 12,309 14,920 16,412 18,650 20,515 22,380 24,618 27,975 32,824 37,300 41,030 44,760 49,236 55,950 61,545 74,600 82,060 98,472 102,575 111,900 123,090 164,120 205,150 223,800 246,180 307,725 410,300 492,360 615,450 820,600 1,230,900 and 2,461,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,461,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,461,800, 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).