Q: Is 2,463,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,463,000 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 2,463,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 821 1,000 1,500 1,642 2,463 3,000 3,284 4,105 4,926 6,568 8,210 9,852 12,315 16,420 19,704 20,525 24,630 32,840 41,050 49,260 61,575 82,100 98,520 102,625 123,150 164,200 205,250 246,300 307,875 410,500 492,600 615,750 821,000 1,231,500 and 2,463,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,463,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,463,000, 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).