Q: Is 2,730,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,730,300 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 2,730,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 380 475 479 570 950 958 1,140 1,425 1,437 1,900 1,916 2,395 2,850 2,874 4,790 5,700 5,748 7,185 9,101 9,580 11,975 14,370 18,202 23,950 27,303 28,740 35,925 36,404 45,505 47,900 54,606 71,850 91,010 109,212 136,515 143,700 182,020 227,525 273,030 455,050 546,060 682,575 910,100 1,365,150 and 2,730,300, with no remainder.

Since 2,730,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,730,300, 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).