Q: Is 3,131,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,131,100 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 3,131,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 50 60 63 70 71 75 84 90 98 100 105 126 140 142 147 150 175 180 196 210 213 225 245 252 284 294 300 315 350 355 420 426 441 450 490 497 525 588 630 639 700 710 735 852 882 900 980 994 1,050 1,065 1,225 1,260 1,278 1,420 1,470 1,491 1,575 1,764 1,775 1,988 2,100 2,130 2,205 2,450 2,485 2,556 2,940 2,982 3,150 3,195 3,479 3,550 3,675 4,260 4,410 4,473 4,900 4,970 5,325 5,964 6,300 6,390 6,958 7,100 7,350 7,455 8,820 8,946 9,940 10,437 10,650 11,025 12,425 12,780 13,916 14,700 14,910 15,975 17,395 17,892 20,874 21,300 22,050 22,365 24,850 29,820 31,311 31,950 34,790 37,275 41,748 44,100 44,730 49,700 52,185 62,622 63,900 69,580 74,550 86,975 89,460 104,370 111,825 125,244 149,100 156,555 173,950 208,740 223,650 260,925 313,110 347,900 447,300 521,850 626,220 782,775 1,043,700 1,565,550 and 3,131,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,131,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,131,100, 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).