Q: Is 2,911,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,911,000 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 2,911,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 71 82 100 125 142 164 200 205 250 284 328 355 410 500 568 710 820 1,000 1,025 1,420 1,640 1,775 2,050 2,840 2,911 3,550 4,100 5,125 5,822 7,100 8,200 8,875 10,250 11,644 14,200 14,555 17,750 20,500 23,288 29,110 35,500 41,000 58,220 71,000 72,775 116,440 145,550 291,100 363,875 582,200 727,750 1,455,500 and 2,911,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,911,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,911,000, 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).