Q: Is 3,071,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,071,900 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 3,071,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 25 26 34 50 52 65 68 85 100 130 139 170 221 260 278 325 340 425 442 556 650 695 850 884 1,105 1,300 1,390 1,700 1,807 2,210 2,363 2,780 3,475 3,614 4,420 4,726 5,525 6,950 7,228 9,035 9,452 11,050 11,815 13,900 18,070 22,100 23,630 30,719 36,140 45,175 47,260 59,075 61,438 90,350 118,150 122,876 153,595 180,700 236,300 307,190 614,380 767,975 1,535,950 and 3,071,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,071,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,071,900, 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).