Q: Is 2,887,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,887,200 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 2,887,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 288 300 360 400 401 450 480 600 720 800 802 900 1,200 1,203 1,440 1,604 1,800 2,005 2,400 2,406 3,208 3,600 3,609 4,010 4,812 6,015 6,416 7,200 7,218 8,020 9,624 10,025 12,030 12,832 14,436 16,040 18,045 19,248 20,050 24,060 28,872 30,075 32,080 36,090 38,496 40,100 48,120 57,744 60,150 64,160 72,180 80,200 90,225 96,240 115,488 120,300 144,360 160,400 180,450 192,480 240,600 288,720 320,800 360,900 481,200 577,440 721,800 962,400 1,443,600 and 2,887,200, with no remainder.

Since 2,887,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,887,200, 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).