Q: Is 2,483,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,483,200 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 2,483,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 97 100 128 160 194 200 256 320 388 400 485 512 640 776 800 970 1,024 1,280 1,552 1,600 1,940 2,425 2,560 3,104 3,200 3,880 4,850 5,120 6,208 6,400 7,760 9,700 12,416 12,800 15,520 19,400 24,832 25,600 31,040 38,800 49,664 62,080 77,600 99,328 124,160 155,200 248,320 310,400 496,640 620,800 1,241,600 and 2,483,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,483,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,483,200, 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).