Q: Is 2,847,075 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,847,075 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 2,847,075 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 17 21 25 29 33 35 51 55 75 77 85 87 105 119 145 165 175 187 203 231 255 275 319 357 385 425 435 493 525 561 595 609 725 825 935 957 1,015 1,155 1,275 1,309 1,479 1,595 1,785 1,925 2,175 2,233 2,465 2,805 2,975 3,045 3,451 3,927 4,675 4,785 5,075 5,423 5,775 6,545 6,699 7,395 7,975 8,925 10,353 11,165 12,325 14,025 15,225 16,269 17,255 19,635 23,925 27,115 32,725 33,495 36,975 37,961 51,765 55,825 81,345 86,275 98,175 113,883 135,575 167,475 189,805 258,825 406,725 569,415 949,025 and 2,847,075, with no remainder.

Since 2,847,075 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,847,075, 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).