Q: Is 2,803,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,803,950 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 2,803,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 31 45 50 54 62 67 75 90 93 134 135 150 155 186 201 225 270 279 310 335 402 450 465 558 603 670 675 775 837 930 1,005 1,206 1,350 1,395 1,550 1,674 1,675 1,809 2,010 2,077 2,325 2,790 3,015 3,350 3,618 4,154 4,185 4,650 5,025 6,030 6,231 6,975 8,370 9,045 10,050 10,385 12,462 13,950 15,075 18,090 18,693 20,770 20,925 30,150 31,155 37,386 41,850 45,225 51,925 56,079 62,310 90,450 93,465 103,850 112,158 155,775 186,930 280,395 311,550 467,325 560,790 934,650 1,401,975 and 2,803,950, with no remainder.

Since 2,803,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,803,950, 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).