Q: Is 2,317,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,317,500 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 2,317,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 103 125 150 180 206 225 250 300 309 375 412 450 500 515 618 625 750 900 927 1,030 1,125 1,236 1,250 1,500 1,545 1,854 1,875 2,060 2,250 2,500 2,575 3,090 3,708 3,750 4,500 4,635 5,150 5,625 6,180 7,500 7,725 9,270 10,300 11,250 12,875 15,450 18,540 22,500 23,175 25,750 30,900 38,625 46,350 51,500 64,375 77,250 92,700 115,875 128,750 154,500 193,125 231,750 257,500 386,250 463,500 579,375 772,500 1,158,750 and 2,317,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,317,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,317,500, 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).