Q: Is 2,731,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,731,300 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 2,731,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 100 110 130 143 191 220 260 275 286 325 382 550 572 650 715 764 955 1,100 1,300 1,430 1,910 2,101 2,483 2,860 3,575 3,820 4,202 4,775 4,966 7,150 8,404 9,550 9,932 10,505 12,415 14,300 19,100 21,010 24,830 27,313 42,020 49,660 52,525 54,626 62,075 105,050 109,252 124,150 136,565 210,100 248,300 273,130 546,260 682,825 1,365,650 and 2,731,300, with no remainder.

Since 2,731,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,731,300, 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).