Q: Is 2,846,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,846,100 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 2,846,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 150 159 179 212 265 300 318 358 530 537 636 716 795 895 1,060 1,074 1,325 1,590 1,790 2,148 2,650 2,685 3,180 3,580 3,975 4,475 5,300 5,370 7,950 8,950 9,487 10,740 13,425 15,900 17,900 18,974 26,850 28,461 37,948 47,435 53,700 56,922 94,870 113,844 142,305 189,740 237,175 284,610 474,350 569,220 711,525 948,700 1,423,050 and 2,846,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,846,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,846,100, 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).