Q: Is 2,472,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,472,800 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 2,472,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 160 176 200 220 275 281 352 400 440 550 562 800 880 1,100 1,124 1,405 1,760 2,200 2,248 2,810 3,091 4,400 4,496 5,620 6,182 7,025 8,800 8,992 11,240 12,364 14,050 15,455 22,480 24,728 28,100 30,910 44,960 49,456 56,200 61,820 77,275 98,912 112,400 123,640 154,550 224,800 247,280 309,100 494,560 618,200 1,236,400 and 2,472,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,800, 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).