Q: Is 2,717,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,717,800 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 2,717,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 107 127 200 214 254 428 508 535 635 856 1,016 1,070 1,270 2,140 2,540 2,675 3,175 4,280 5,080 5,350 6,350 10,700 12,700 13,589 21,400 25,400 27,178 54,356 67,945 108,712 135,890 271,780 339,725 543,560 679,450 1,358,900 and 2,717,800, with no remainder.

Since 2,717,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,717,800, 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).