Q: Is 2,802,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,802,000 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 2,802,000 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 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 467 500 600 750 934 1,000 1,200 1,401 1,500 1,868 2,000 2,335 2,802 3,000 3,736 4,670 5,604 6,000 7,005 7,472 9,340 11,208 11,675 14,010 18,680 22,416 23,350 28,020 35,025 37,360 46,700 56,040 58,375 70,050 93,400 112,080 116,750 140,100 175,125 186,800 233,500 280,200 350,250 467,000 560,400 700,500 934,000 1,401,000 and 2,802,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,802,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,802,000, 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).