Q: Is 2,317,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,317,700 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 2,317,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 43 44 49 50 55 70 77 86 98 100 110 140 154 172 175 196 215 220 245 275 301 308 350 385 430 473 490 539 550 602 700 770 860 946 980 1,075 1,078 1,100 1,204 1,225 1,505 1,540 1,892 1,925 2,107 2,150 2,156 2,365 2,450 2,695 3,010 3,311 3,850 4,214 4,300 4,730 4,900 5,390 6,020 6,622 7,525 7,700 8,428 9,460 10,535 10,780 11,825 13,244 13,475 15,050 16,555 21,070 23,177 23,650 26,950 30,100 33,110 42,140 46,354 47,300 52,675 53,900 66,220 82,775 92,708 105,350 115,885 165,550 210,700 231,770 331,100 463,540 579,425 1,158,850 and 2,317,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,317,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,317,700, 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).