Q: Is 2,466,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,466,200 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 2,466,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 19 20 22 25 38 40 44 50 55 59 76 88 95 100 110 118 152 190 200 209 220 236 275 295 380 418 440 472 475 550 590 649 760 836 950 1,045 1,100 1,121 1,180 1,298 1,475 1,672 1,900 2,090 2,200 2,242 2,360 2,596 2,950 3,245 3,800 4,180 4,484 5,192 5,225 5,605 5,900 6,490 8,360 8,968 10,450 11,210 11,800 12,331 12,980 16,225 20,900 22,420 24,662 25,960 28,025 32,450 41,800 44,840 49,324 56,050 61,655 64,900 98,648 112,100 123,310 129,800 224,200 246,620 308,275 493,240 616,550 1,233,100 and 2,466,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,466,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,466,200, 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).