Q: Is 2,224,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,224,400 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 2,224,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 67 80 83 100 134 166 200 268 332 335 400 415 536 664 670 830 1,072 1,328 1,340 1,660 1,675 2,075 2,680 3,320 3,350 4,150 5,360 5,561 6,640 6,700 8,300 11,122 13,400 16,600 22,244 26,800 27,805 33,200 44,488 55,610 88,976 111,220 139,025 222,440 278,050 444,880 556,100 1,112,200 and 2,224,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,224,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,224,400, 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).