Q: Is 2,842,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,842,200 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 2,842,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,579 1,800 3,158 4,737 6,316 7,895 9,474 12,632 14,211 15,790 18,948 23,685 28,422 31,580 37,896 39,475 47,370 56,844 63,160 71,055 78,950 94,740 113,688 118,425 142,110 157,900 189,480 236,850 284,220 315,800 355,275 473,700 568,440 710,550 947,400 1,421,100 and 2,842,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,842,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,842,200, 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).