Q: Is 2,915,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,915,000 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 2,915,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 53 55 88 100 106 110 125 200 212 220 250 265 275 424 440 500 530 550 583 625 1,000 1,060 1,100 1,166 1,250 1,325 1,375 2,120 2,200 2,332 2,500 2,650 2,750 2,915 4,664 5,000 5,300 5,500 5,830 6,625 6,875 10,600 11,000 11,660 13,250 13,750 14,575 23,320 26,500 27,500 29,150 33,125 53,000 55,000 58,300 66,250 72,875 116,600 132,500 145,750 265,000 291,500 364,375 583,000 728,750 1,457,500 and 2,915,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,915,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,915,000, 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).