Q: Is 2,468,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,468,400 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 2,468,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 20 22 24 25 30 33 34 40 44 48 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 80 85 88 100 102 110 120 121 132 136 150 165 170 176 187 200 204 220 240 242 255 264 272 275 300 330 340 363 374 400 408 425 440 484 510 528 550 561 600 605 660 680 726 748 816 825 850 880 935 968 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,200 1,210 1,275 1,320 1,360 1,452 1,496 1,650 1,700 1,815 1,870 1,936 2,040 2,057 2,200 2,244 2,420 2,550 2,640 2,805 2,904 2,992 3,025 3,300 3,400 3,630 3,740 4,080 4,114 4,400 4,488 4,675 4,840 5,100 5,610 5,808 6,050 6,171 6,600 6,800 7,260 7,480 8,228 8,976 9,075 9,350 9,680 10,200 10,285 11,220 12,100 12,342 13,200 14,025 14,520 14,960 16,456 18,150 18,700 20,400 20,570 22,440 24,200 24,684 28,050 29,040 30,855 32,912 36,300 37,400 41,140 44,880 48,400 49,368 51,425 56,100 61,710 72,600 74,800 82,280 98,736 102,850 112,200 123,420 145,200 154,275 164,560 205,700 224,400 246,840 308,550 411,400 493,680 617,100 822,800 1,234,200 and 2,468,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,468,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,468,400, 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).