Q: Is 3,031,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,031,500 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 3,031,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 47 50 60 75 86 94 100 125 129 141 150 172 188 215 235 250 258 282 300 375 430 470 500 516 564 645 705 750 860 940 1,075 1,175 1,290 1,410 1,500 2,021 2,150 2,350 2,580 2,820 3,225 3,525 4,042 4,300 4,700 5,375 5,875 6,063 6,450 7,050 8,084 10,105 10,750 11,750 12,126 12,900 14,100 16,125 17,625 20,210 21,500 23,500 24,252 30,315 32,250 35,250 40,420 50,525 60,630 64,500 70,500 101,050 121,260 151,575 202,100 252,625 303,150 505,250 606,300 757,875 1,010,500 1,515,750 and 3,031,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,031,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,031,500, 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).