Q: Is 2,772,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,772,700 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 2,772,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 170 175 233 238 340 350 425 466 476 595 700 850 932 1,165 1,190 1,631 1,700 2,330 2,380 2,975 3,262 3,961 4,660 5,825 5,950 6,524 7,922 8,155 11,650 11,900 15,844 16,310 19,805 23,300 27,727 32,620 39,610 40,775 55,454 79,220 81,550 99,025 110,908 138,635 163,100 198,050 277,270 396,100 554,540 693,175 1,386,350 and 2,772,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,772,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,772,700, 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).