Q: Is 2,823,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,823,000 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 2,823,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 941 1,000 1,500 1,882 2,823 3,000 3,764 4,705 5,646 7,528 9,410 11,292 14,115 18,820 22,584 23,525 28,230 37,640 47,050 56,460 70,575 94,100 112,920 117,625 141,150 188,200 235,250 282,300 352,875 470,500 564,600 705,750 941,000 1,411,500 and 2,823,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,823,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,823,000, 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).