Q: Is 2,848,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,848,000 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 2,848,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 89 100 125 128 160 178 200 250 256 320 356 400 445 500 640 712 800 890 1,000 1,280 1,424 1,600 1,780 2,000 2,225 2,848 3,200 3,560 4,000 4,450 5,696 6,400 7,120 8,000 8,900 11,125 11,392 14,240 16,000 17,800 22,250 22,784 28,480 32,000 35,600 44,500 56,960 71,200 89,000 113,920 142,400 178,000 284,800 356,000 569,600 712,000 1,424,000 and 2,848,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,848,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,848,000, 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).