Q: Is 2,737,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,737,900 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 2,737,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 25 38 44 50 55 76 95 100 110 131 190 209 220 262 275 380 418 475 524 550 655 836 950 1,045 1,100 1,310 1,441 1,900 2,090 2,489 2,620 2,882 3,275 4,180 4,978 5,225 5,764 6,550 7,205 9,956 10,450 12,445 13,100 14,410 20,900 24,890 27,379 28,820 36,025 49,780 54,758 62,225 72,050 109,516 124,450 136,895 144,100 248,900 273,790 547,580 684,475 1,368,950 and 2,737,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,737,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,737,900, 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).