Q: Is 10,466,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,466,700 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 10,466,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 139 150 251 278 300 417 502 556 695 753 834 1,004 1,255 1,390 1,506 1,668 2,085 2,510 2,780 3,012 3,475 3,765 4,170 5,020 6,275 6,950 7,530 8,340 10,425 12,550 13,900 15,060 18,825 20,850 25,100 34,889 37,650 41,700 69,778 75,300 104,667 139,556 174,445 209,334 348,890 418,668 523,335 697,780 872,225 1,046,670 1,744,450 2,093,340 2,616,675 3,488,900 5,233,350 and 10,466,700, with no remainder.

Since 10,466,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,466,700, 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).