Q: Is 3,131,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,131,910 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 3,131,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 23 30 34 45 46 51 69 85 89 90 102 115 138 153 170 178 207 230 255 267 306 345 391 414 445 510 534 690 765 782 801 890 1,035 1,173 1,335 1,513 1,530 1,602 1,955 2,047 2,070 2,346 2,670 3,026 3,519 3,910 4,005 4,094 4,539 5,865 6,141 7,038 7,565 8,010 9,078 10,235 11,730 12,282 13,617 15,130 17,595 18,423 20,470 22,695 27,234 30,705 34,799 35,190 36,846 45,390 61,410 68,085 69,598 92,115 104,397 136,170 173,995 184,230 208,794 313,191 347,990 521,985 626,382 1,043,970 1,565,955 and 3,131,910, with no remainder.

Since 3,131,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,131,910, 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).