Q: Is 2,972,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,972,900 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 2,972,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 50 62 70 100 124 137 140 155 175 217 274 310 350 434 548 620 685 700 775 868 959 1,085 1,370 1,550 1,918 2,170 2,740 3,100 3,425 3,836 4,247 4,340 4,795 5,425 6,850 8,494 9,590 10,850 13,700 16,988 19,180 21,235 21,700 23,975 29,729 42,470 47,950 59,458 84,940 95,900 106,175 118,916 148,645 212,350 297,290 424,700 594,580 743,225 1,486,450 and 2,972,900, with no remainder.

Since 2,972,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,972,900, 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).