Q: Is 2,472,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,472,000 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 2,472,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 103 120 125 150 160 192 200 206 240 250 300 309 320 375 400 412 480 500 515 600 618 750 800 824 960 1,000 1,030 1,200 1,236 1,500 1,545 1,600 1,648 2,000 2,060 2,400 2,472 2,575 3,000 3,090 3,296 4,000 4,120 4,800 4,944 5,150 6,000 6,180 6,592 7,725 8,000 8,240 9,888 10,300 12,000 12,360 12,875 15,450 16,480 19,776 20,600 24,000 24,720 25,750 30,900 32,960 38,625 41,200 49,440 51,500 61,800 77,250 82,400 98,880 103,000 123,600 154,500 164,800 206,000 247,200 309,000 412,000 494,400 618,000 824,000 1,236,000 and 2,472,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,000, 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).