Q: Is 2,731,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,731,500 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 2,731,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 607 750 900 1,125 1,214 1,500 1,821 2,250 2,428 3,035 3,642 4,500 5,463 6,070 7,284 9,105 10,926 12,140 15,175 18,210 21,852 27,315 30,350 36,420 45,525 54,630 60,700 75,875 91,050 109,260 136,575 151,750 182,100 227,625 273,150 303,500 455,250 546,300 682,875 910,500 1,365,750 and 2,731,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,731,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,731,500, 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).