Q: Is 2,478,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,478,300 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 2,478,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 660 751 825 1,100 1,502 1,650 2,253 3,004 3,300 3,755 4,506 7,510 8,261 9,012 11,265 15,020 16,522 18,775 22,530 24,783 33,044 37,550 41,305 45,060 49,566 56,325 75,100 82,610 99,132 112,650 123,915 165,220 206,525 225,300 247,830 413,050 495,660 619,575 826,100 1,239,150 and 2,478,300, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,300, 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).