Q: Is 2,346,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,346,000 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 2,346,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 23 24 25 30 34 40 46 48 50 51 60 68 69 75 80 85 92 100 102 115 120 125 136 138 150 170 184 200 204 230 240 250 255 272 276 300 340 345 368 375 391 400 408 425 460 500 510 552 575 600 680 690 750 782 816 850 920 1,000 1,020 1,104 1,150 1,173 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,380 1,500 1,564 1,700 1,725 1,840 1,955 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,300 2,346 2,550 2,760 2,875 3,000 3,128 3,400 3,450 3,910 4,080 4,250 4,600 4,692 5,100 5,520 5,750 5,865 6,000 6,256 6,375 6,800 6,900 7,820 8,500 8,625 9,200 9,384 9,775 10,200 11,500 11,730 12,750 13,800 15,640 17,000 17,250 18,768 19,550 20,400 23,000 23,460 25,500 27,600 29,325 31,280 34,000 34,500 39,100 46,000 46,920 48,875 51,000 58,650 69,000 78,200 93,840 97,750 102,000 117,300 138,000 146,625 156,400 195,500 234,600 293,250 391,000 469,200 586,500 782,000 1,173,000 and 2,346,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,346,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,346,000, 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).