Q: Is 2,479,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,479,200 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 2,479,200 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 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,033 1,200 2,066 2,400 3,099 4,132 5,165 6,198 8,264 10,330 12,396 15,495 16,528 20,660 24,792 25,825 30,990 33,056 41,320 49,584 51,650 61,980 77,475 82,640 99,168 103,300 123,960 154,950 165,280 206,600 247,920 309,900 413,200 495,840 619,800 826,400 1,239,600 and 2,479,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,479,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,479,200, 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).