Q: Is 2,464,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,000 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 2,464,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 25 28 32 35 40 44 50 55 56 64 70 77 80 88 100 110 112 125 128 140 154 160 175 176 200 220 224 250 256 275 280 308 320 350 352 385 400 440 448 500 550 560 616 640 700 704 770 800 875 880 896 1,000 1,100 1,120 1,232 1,280 1,375 1,400 1,408 1,540 1,600 1,750 1,760 1,792 1,925 2,000 2,200 2,240 2,464 2,750 2,800 2,816 3,080 3,200 3,500 3,520 3,850 4,000 4,400 4,480 4,928 5,500 5,600 6,160 6,400 7,000 7,040 7,700 8,000 8,800 8,960 9,625 9,856 11,000 11,200 12,320 14,000 14,080 15,400 16,000 17,600 19,250 19,712 22,000 22,400 24,640 28,000 30,800 32,000 35,200 38,500 44,000 44,800 49,280 56,000 61,600 70,400 77,000 88,000 98,560 112,000 123,200 154,000 176,000 224,000 246,400 308,000 352,000 492,800 616,000 1,232,000 and 2,464,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,000, 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).