Q: Is 2,691,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,691,600 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 2,691,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,243 4,486 6,729 8,972 11,215 13,458 17,944 22,430 26,916 33,645 35,888 44,860 53,832 56,075 67,290 89,720 107,664 112,150 134,580 168,225 179,440 224,300 269,160 336,450 448,600 538,320 672,900 897,200 1,345,800 and 2,691,600, with no remainder.

Since 2,691,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,691,600, 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).