Q: Is 3,031,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,031,000 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 3,031,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 433 500 700 866 875 1,000 1,400 1,732 1,750 2,165 3,031 3,464 3,500 4,330 6,062 7,000 8,660 10,825 12,124 15,155 17,320 21,650 24,248 30,310 43,300 54,125 60,620 75,775 86,600 108,250 121,240 151,550 216,500 303,100 378,875 433,000 606,200 757,750 1,515,500 and 3,031,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,031,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,031,000, 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).