Q: Is 2,919,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,919,700 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 2,919,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 50 70 86 97 100 140 172 175 194 215 301 350 388 430 485 602 679 700 860 970 1,075 1,204 1,358 1,505 1,940 2,150 2,425 2,716 3,010 3,395 4,171 4,300 4,850 6,020 6,790 7,525 8,342 9,700 13,580 15,050 16,684 16,975 20,855 29,197 30,100 33,950 41,710 58,394 67,900 83,420 104,275 116,788 145,985 208,550 291,970 417,100 583,940 729,925 1,459,850 and 2,919,700, with no remainder.

Since 2,919,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,919,700, 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).