Q: Is 2,884,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,884,700 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 2,884,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 70 91 100 130 140 175 182 260 317 325 350 364 455 634 650 700 910 1,268 1,300 1,585 1,820 2,219 2,275 3,170 4,121 4,438 4,550 6,340 7,925 8,242 8,876 9,100 11,095 15,850 16,484 20,605 22,190 28,847 31,700 41,210 44,380 55,475 57,694 82,420 103,025 110,950 115,388 144,235 206,050 221,900 288,470 412,100 576,940 721,175 1,442,350 and 2,884,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,884,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,884,700, 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).