Q: Is 2,331,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,331,000 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 2,331,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 37 40 42 45 50 56 60 63 70 72 74 75 84 90 100 105 111 120 125 126 140 148 150 168 175 180 185 200 210 222 225 250 252 259 280 296 300 315 333 350 360 370 375 420 444 450 500 504 518 525 555 600 630 666 700 740 750 777 840 875 888 900 925 1,000 1,036 1,050 1,110 1,125 1,260 1,295 1,332 1,400 1,480 1,500 1,554 1,575 1,665 1,750 1,800 1,850 2,072 2,100 2,220 2,250 2,331 2,520 2,590 2,625 2,664 2,775 3,000 3,108 3,150 3,330 3,500 3,700 3,885 4,200 4,440 4,500 4,625 4,662 5,180 5,250 5,550 6,216 6,300 6,475 6,660 7,000 7,400 7,770 7,875 8,325 9,000 9,250 9,324 10,360 10,500 11,100 11,655 12,600 12,950 13,320 13,875 15,540 15,750 16,650 18,500 18,648 19,425 21,000 22,200 23,310 25,900 27,750 31,080 31,500 32,375 33,300 37,000 38,850 41,625 46,620 51,800 55,500 58,275 63,000 64,750 66,600 77,700 83,250 93,240 97,125 111,000 116,550 129,500 155,400 166,500 194,250 233,100 259,000 291,375 333,000 388,500 466,200 582,750 777,000 1,165,500 and 2,331,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,331,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,331,000, 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).