Q: Is 2,471,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,471,400 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 2,471,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,373 1,800 2,746 4,119 5,492 6,865 8,238 10,984 12,357 13,730 16,476 20,595 24,714 27,460 32,952 34,325 41,190 49,428 54,920 61,785 68,650 82,380 98,856 102,975 123,570 137,300 164,760 205,950 247,140 274,600 308,925 411,900 494,280 617,850 823,800 1,235,700 and 2,471,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,471,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,471,400, 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).