Q: Is 2,718,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,718,100 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 2,718,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 275 308 350 353 385 550 700 706 770 1,100 1,412 1,540 1,765 1,925 2,471 3,530 3,850 3,883 4,942 7,060 7,700 7,766 8,825 9,884 12,355 15,532 17,650 19,415 24,710 27,181 35,300 38,830 49,420 54,362 61,775 77,660 97,075 108,724 123,550 135,905 194,150 247,100 271,810 388,300 543,620 679,525 1,359,050 and 2,718,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,718,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,718,100, 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).