Q: Is 2,943,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,943,000 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 2,943,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 109 120 125 135 150 180 200 216 218 225 250 270 300 327 360 375 436 450 500 540 545 600 654 675 750 872 900 981 1,000 1,080 1,090 1,125 1,308 1,350 1,500 1,635 1,800 1,962 2,180 2,250 2,616 2,700 2,725 2,943 3,000 3,270 3,375 3,924 4,360 4,500 4,905 5,400 5,450 5,886 6,540 6,750 7,848 8,175 9,000 9,810 10,900 11,772 13,080 13,500 13,625 14,715 16,350 19,620 21,800 23,544 24,525 27,000 27,250 29,430 32,700 39,240 40,875 49,050 54,500 58,860 65,400 73,575 81,750 98,100 109,000 117,720 122,625 147,150 163,500 196,200 245,250 294,300 327,000 367,875 490,500 588,600 735,750 981,000 1,471,500 and 2,943,000, with no remainder.

Since 2,943,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,943,000, 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).