Q: Is 2,355,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,355,000 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 2,355,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 157 200 250 300 314 375 471 500 600 625 628 750 785 942 1,000 1,250 1,256 1,500 1,570 1,875 1,884 2,355 2,500 3,000 3,140 3,750 3,768 3,925 4,710 5,000 6,280 7,500 7,850 9,420 11,775 15,000 15,700 18,840 19,625 23,550 31,400 39,250 47,100 58,875 78,500 94,200 98,125 117,750 157,000 196,250 235,500 294,375 392,500 471,000 588,750 785,000 1,177,500 and 2,355,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,355,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,355,000, 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).