Q: Is 2,917,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,917,950 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 2,917,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 210 245 294 350 397 490 525 735 794 1,050 1,191 1,225 1,470 1,985 2,382 2,450 2,779 3,675 3,970 5,558 5,955 7,350 8,337 9,925 11,910 13,895 16,674 19,453 19,850 27,790 29,775 38,906 41,685 58,359 59,550 69,475 83,370 97,265 116,718 138,950 194,530 208,425 291,795 416,850 486,325 583,590 972,650 1,458,975 and 2,917,950, with no remainder.

Since 2,917,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,917,950, 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).