Q: Is 31,242,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,242,300 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 31,242,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 223 300 446 467 669 892 934 1,115 1,338 1,401 1,868 2,230 2,335 2,676 2,802 3,345 4,460 4,670 5,575 5,604 6,690 7,005 9,340 11,150 11,675 13,380 14,010 16,725 22,300 23,350 28,020 33,450 35,025 46,700 66,900 70,050 104,141 140,100 208,282 312,423 416,564 520,705 624,846 1,041,410 1,249,692 1,562,115 2,082,820 2,603,525 3,124,230 5,207,050 6,248,460 7,810,575 10,414,100 15,621,150 and 31,242,300, with no remainder.

Since 31,242,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,242,300, 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).