Q: Is 2,664,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,664,000 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 2,664,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 37 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 74 75 80 90 96 100 111 120 125 144 148 150 160 180 185 192 200 222 225 240 250 288 296 300 320 333 360 370 375 400 444 450 480 500 555 576 592 600 666 720 740 750 800 888 900 925 960 1,000 1,110 1,125 1,184 1,200 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,500 1,600 1,665 1,776 1,800 1,850 2,000 2,220 2,250 2,368 2,400 2,664 2,775 2,880 2,960 3,000 3,330 3,552 3,600 3,700 4,000 4,440 4,500 4,625 4,800 5,328 5,550 5,920 6,000 6,660 7,104 7,200 7,400 8,000 8,325 8,880 9,000 9,250 10,656 11,100 11,840 12,000 13,320 13,875 14,400 14,800 16,650 17,760 18,000 18,500 21,312 22,200 24,000 26,640 27,750 29,600 33,300 35,520 36,000 37,000 41,625 44,400 53,280 55,500 59,200 66,600 72,000 74,000 83,250 88,800 106,560 111,000 133,200 148,000 166,500 177,600 222,000 266,400 296,000 333,000 444,000 532,800 666,000 888,000 1,332,000 and 2,664,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,664,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,664,000, 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).