Q: Is 10,493,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,493,700 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 10,493,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 25 28 30 35 38 42 50 57 60 70 75 76 84 95 100 105 114 133 140 150 175 190 210 228 263 266 285 300 350 380 399 420 475 525 526 532 570 665 700 789 798 950 1,050 1,052 1,140 1,315 1,330 1,425 1,578 1,596 1,841 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,630 2,660 2,850 3,156 3,325 3,682 3,945 3,990 4,997 5,260 5,523 5,700 6,575 6,650 7,364 7,890 7,980 9,205 9,975 9,994 11,046 13,150 13,300 14,991 15,780 18,410 19,725 19,950 19,988 22,092 24,985 26,300 27,615 29,982 34,979 36,820 39,450 39,900 46,025 49,970 55,230 59,964 69,958 74,955 78,900 92,050 99,940 104,937 110,460 124,925 138,075 139,916 149,910 174,895 184,100 209,874 249,850 276,150 299,820 349,790 374,775 419,748 499,700 524,685 552,300 699,580 749,550 874,475 1,049,370 1,499,100 1,748,950 2,098,740 2,623,425 3,497,900 5,246,850 and 10,493,700, with no remainder.

Since 10,493,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,493,700, 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).