Q: Is 2,877,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,877,900 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 2,877,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 150 159 181 212 265 300 318 362 530 543 636 724 795 905 1,060 1,086 1,325 1,590 1,810 2,172 2,650 2,715 3,180 3,620 3,975 4,525 5,300 5,430 7,950 9,050 9,593 10,860 13,575 15,900 18,100 19,186 27,150 28,779 38,372 47,965 54,300 57,558 95,930 115,116 143,895 191,860 239,825 287,790 479,650 575,580 719,475 959,300 1,438,950 and 2,877,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,877,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,877,900, 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).