Q: Is 31,426,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,426,000 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 31,426,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 125 152 190 200 250 304 380 400 475 500 760 827 950 1,000 1,520 1,654 1,900 2,000 2,375 3,308 3,800 4,135 4,750 6,616 7,600 8,270 9,500 13,232 15,713 16,540 19,000 20,675 31,426 33,080 38,000 41,350 62,852 66,160 78,565 82,700 103,375 125,704 157,130 165,400 206,750 251,408 314,260 330,800 392,825 413,500 628,520 785,650 827,000 1,257,040 1,571,300 1,654,000 1,964,125 3,142,600 3,928,250 6,285,200 7,856,500 15,713,000 and 31,426,000, with no remainder.

Since 31,426,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,426,000, 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).