Q: Is 31,294,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,294,500 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 31,294,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 125 150 155 186 250 300 310 372 375 465 500 620 673 750 775 930 1,346 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,019 2,325 2,692 3,100 3,365 3,875 4,038 4,650 6,730 7,750 8,076 9,300 10,095 11,625 13,460 15,500 16,825 20,190 20,863 23,250 33,650 40,380 41,726 46,500 50,475 62,589 67,300 83,452 84,125 100,950 104,315 125,178 168,250 201,900 208,630 250,356 252,375 312,945 336,500 417,260 504,750 521,575 625,890 1,009,500 1,043,150 1,251,780 1,564,725 2,086,300 2,607,875 3,129,450 5,215,750 6,258,900 7,823,625 10,431,500 15,647,250 and 31,294,500, with no remainder.

Since 31,294,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,294,500, 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).