Q: Is 2,783,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,783,700 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 2,783,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 1,031 1,350 2,062 2,700 3,093 4,124 5,155 6,186 9,279 10,310 12,372 15,465 18,558 20,620 25,775 27,837 30,930 37,116 46,395 51,550 55,674 61,860 77,325 92,790 103,100 111,348 139,185 154,650 185,580 231,975 278,370 309,300 463,950 556,740 695,925 927,900 1,391,850 and 2,783,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,783,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,783,700, 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).